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THBLarge 16th C. Acoma Pueblo Pottery Jar w/ Kill Hole
Lot 226d
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Native American, southwestern United States, New Mexico, Acoma Pueblo or Zuni, ca. 16th to 17th century CE. This is a massive plainware pottery storage jar or olla vessel with a broad neck and deep interior, all in superb condition. The jar rests on a rounded base, likely for burying slightly in the ground to stay upright. The walls are slightly carinated near the base, then swell outward and up to a taper neck and flared rim. The vessel was formed by coiling and scraping to a smooth surface then fired, with nice dark firing cloud patterns across the plain surface. Large pottery vessels such as this were for utilitarian storage or cooking containers. This example is well preserved with a ritualistic "kill hole" in the lower base area. Size: 16" W x 18" H (40.6 cm x 45.7 cm); 19" H (48.3 cm) on included custom stand.
To create this vessel the coil and scrape method may have been used in conjunction with the technique involving the use of a wooden paddle and anvil to draw the walls upward. The "anvil" made of stone or wood is held inside the pot while a paddle beats the outer surface into shape against the anvil which allowed a very thin, but strong walls.
For a similar example of this type of pottery plainware, please see the Brooklyn Museum's website, accession number 02.257.2355 and 02.257.2366.
Provenance: Private Vero Beach, Florida, USA collection, acquired from Morning Star Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA in 2000
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PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#170917Kill hole in lower body. Chip and loss to rim, otherwise body is intact and choice. Nice coloration and smoke clouds.Condition
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