Lot 164

Casas Grandes Polychrome Pottery Jar

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Casas Grandes Polychrome Pottery Jar

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Starting Bid: $400

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


Description:

Pre-Columbian, Chihuahua Mexico, Casas Grandes/Mogollon, Ramos Style ca. 1060 to 1450 CE. A delightful pottery jar of spherical form with a flared rim and round yet stable base. Linear and geometric designs of nested triangles, parallel striations, steppe motifs, and curvilinear patterns complement the swollen exterior walls of the vessel, all painted in red and black atop a creamy beige ground. Though their meaning is now lost, these decorations may have once conveyed important geographical and meteorological information to the Casas Grandes people. Size: 8" Diameter x 7.1" H (20.3 cm x 18 cm)

Provenance: private Reinsmoen collection, Clear Lake, Iowa, USA, acquired through descent from Robert Anderson, acquired prior to 2000

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  • Condition: Professionally repaired and restored with repainting over break lines; all done expertly and very difficult to notices. Light surface wear with minor nicks and pitting as shown, but otherwise nice presentation with good pigments.

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