Lot 82
Anasazi Black-on-White Lizard Cup, TL Tested
Anasazi Black-on-White Lizard Cup, TL Tested
Current Bid: $550
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Native American, Ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi), ca. 1050–1300 CE. A cylindrical earthenware mug from the Ancestral Puebloan world, its pale slipped body wrapped in crisp diagonal bands of black mineral paint that meet in chevrons and zigzags across the wall. The geometric program, painted with a yucca-fiber brush, reflects the rigorous draftsmanship that distinguishes Black-on-White wares of the San Juan Basin, where potters translated the visual logic of textiles and basketry into ceramic vocabulary. A small modeled lizard crouches at the upper attachment of the strap handle, head raised as if surveying the rim, its body articulated with tiny punctate impressions that travel down the length of the looped handle. Such effigy additions are uncommon and prized, transforming a utilitarian drinking vessel into a small sculptural statement and possibly invoking the lizard's role in Puebloan cosmology as a creature associated with water, healing, and the liminal spaces between earth and underworld. Mugs of this distinctive form, with vertical walls and ribbon handle, are characteristic of the Pueblo II to Pueblo III periods at sites such as Mesa Verde and the Mancos and Chaco drainages, and were likely used for ceremonial or prestige drinking. Thermoluminescence tested, supporting an authentic ancient origin. Size: 3" W x 3.5" H x 2.2" D (7.6 cm W x 8.9 cm H x 5.6 cm D)
This piece has been tested using thermoluminescence (TL) analysis and has been found to be ancient and of the period stated. A full printed and bound report will accompany the item upon purchase.
Provenance: private Pennsylvania, USA collection, acquired from a private Colorado, USA collection in 2003
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Item #
202563
- Condition: Good. Tl test hole on interior of rim and second Tl test hole on the base. Felt pad added to the base. Some chips and abrasions to the lizard, but otherwise intact.
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