Lot 157B

3 Chupicuaro Redware Vessels w/ Anthropomorphic Faces

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3 Chupicuaro Redware Vessels w/ Anthropomorphic Faces

Estimate: $900 - $1,350

Starting Bid: $450

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October 2, 2025 8:00 AM MDT (In Progress)
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Louisville, CO, US


Description:

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Chupicuaro culture, ca. 500 to 100 BCE. Three redware pottery vessels, each highly burnished with distinctive anthropomorphic features. One is an oval-shaped bowl with human heads rising from the ends, their arms stretched along the rim and necks pierced for suspension or for securing a lid. The largest is a tripod vessel with a stylized face on the shoulder, showing raised eyes and a protruding mouth. The smaller bowl also bears facial features, with a pronounced nose and ears, giving it a more fully anthropomorphic character. Size of largest: 8" Diameter x 5.5" H (20.3 cm x 14 cm)

Provenance: ex-Hayes collection, via descent, originally acquired in Mexico in the 1970s

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  • Condition: Largest has loss to rim, chips to feet, and surface abrasions throughout. The smallest bowl is repaired from several large pieces with visible breaklines and some adhesive and light infill to gaps. Chips and small losses to the head on the oval bowl, and hairline fissures radiating from the rim.

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