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THBMississippian Pottery Frog Effigy Jar
Lot 75
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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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Join us for a special auction not to be missed! Collectible Native American art from two major collectors. Antiquity to mid-20th century! Plus fine & folk art, fossils, and more! All legally acquired. All legal to buy/sell. Convenient and professional in-house shipping. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Join us for a special auction not to be missed! Collectible Native American art from two major collectors. Antiquity to mid-20th century! Plus fine & folk art, fossils, and more! All legally acquired. All legal to buy/sell. Convenient and professional in-house shipping. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Native American, Midwestern United States, Mississippian, Arkansas, Saint Francis River, ca. 1200 to 1400 CE. A delightful grayware jar in the form of a frog. The vessel presents a globular body, a tubular neck, and a flared rim, while the adorable amphibian is shown atop the jar in low relief with legs folded at the sides. His petite snout projects from one side and his tail protrudes from the other, as the neck of the jar rises from the center of his back. Size: 3.8" Diameter x 3.6" H (9.7 cm x 9.1 cm)
Provenance: private South Carolina, USA collection; ex-Arrowhead Museum Gallery, Perry, Missouri, USA, February 10, 2018, lot 76A; ex-Joe R. Golden collection; ex-Byron Anderson collection; purportedly found by Bill Rowlett on a site along the Saint Francis River, west of Hughes, Arkansas in the Spring of 1970
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#171483Professionally repaired and restored. Minor chips to rim. Expected nicks and abrasions as shown. Otherwise, excellent. Note found inside jar states: "dug by Bill Rowlett in the / Spring of 1970 on a site along / St Francis River, west of / Hughes, Arkansas - St Francis / Co. - purchased from Joe R. / Golden (6/70) / restored by B. Anderson (9/70)."Condition
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