Southwestern USA, east central Arizona/southwestern New Mexico, Ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi), St. Johns type, ca. 1175 to 1300 CE. A beautiful pottery jar presenting a spherical body, a corseted neck, and a flared rim, all sitting upon a round yet stable base. The exterior of the vessel is enveloped in a vibrant hue of red pigment and then additionally adorned with white, black, and maroon painted designs, which features concentric rectangles, steppe motifs, and a singular horizontal band. Alternatively, the interior displays a beige-hued surface of bare terracotta. This spectacular vessel was created using the coil and scrape method by Anasazi artisans of St. Johns - the first Anasazi potters to make polychrome pottery during the prehistoric period. Prior to this, pottery was either black-on-white or black-on-red. Size: 7.4" W x 5.5" H (18.8 cm x 14 cm)
Provenance: ex-private Southern California, USA collection, started in 1969; ex-Dr. John Hilsabeck estate, Orange County, California, USA, collected from the 1960s to 1980s
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#167251
Condition
Repaired from several large pieces with break lines visible. Some minor chipping to rim. Expected surface wear with nicks throughout. Otherwise, excellent with impressive remaining pigments.