Native American, Southwestern USA, found in central eastern Arizona, Anasazi (Ancestral Puebloan), ca. 1150 to 1250 CE. A charming bowl with black-on-white decoration on its interior: 3 circular swirls separated by 3 step-like designs. Swirls in rock art from this region denote calendars, while stepped motifs may represent the architecture of the cliff dwellings. Nice firing marks are on the exterior surface. Reserve black-on-white is from the southern border of the Anasazi and the northern border of the Mogollon, representing a connection between the 2 cultures. Size: 5.7" Diameter x 2.8" H (14.5 cm x 7.1 cm)
Provenance: private South Carolina, USA collection; ex-Artemis Gallery, Louisville, Colorado, USA, December 27, 2019. lot 150A; ex-private New Jersey, USA collection, purchased in 2012; found by Mark Brady at Old Platt Ranch, St. Johns, Arizona, USA
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Condition
One side has been professionally repaired with light restoration over break lines. Minor area of restoration and overpaint. Some small losses along the rim. Otherwise, very nice with great craquelure to paint. Collection label on base.