Native American, northeastern US, Middle Woodland period, Hopewell culture, ca. 200 BCE to 500 CE. A wonderful hand-built terracotta vessel with a highly burnished exterior and a round but stable base. The jar showcases a bulbous body, a tapered neckline, a thin rim, and a wide mouth, all in a sienna-hued slip. The interior of the vessel exhibits a dark-gray color, while light-brown earthen deposits provide an interesting palette of complementary hues. A beautiful vessel from one of the earliest known native North American tribes! Size: 6.3" Diameter x 7.2" H (16 cm x 18.3 cm)
Provenance: private South Carolina, USA collection; ex-Artemis Gallery, Louisville, Colorado, USA, April 5, 2018, lot 93D; ex-private Tacoma, Washington, USA collection
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Condition
Small area of rim repaired with some new material for stabilization. Expected surface wear commensurate with age, with one stable pressure fissure along the base. Small chips to rim and base, and some fading to coloration, otherwise very good. Nice earthen deposits and encrustations throughout.