Description:

Native American, Southern United States, Mississippi County Arkansas, ca. 1360 to 1500 CE. An attractive hand-built pottery vessel painted with a red on white slip. The vessel rests on a rounded base with a globular body and a short neck. The exterior is painted with vertical stripes of orange-red on a creamy white slip. A horizontal band encircles the bottom. Artisans of Mississippian societies created extensively decorated pottery vessels in a broad range of forms, many made for ritual use. The iconography on these pieces offers intriguing glimpses of their cultural/religious beliefs and practices. This is a fine example with a vibrant decorative program! Size: 7.9" W x 8" H (20.1 cm x 20.3 cm)

This piece has been tested using thermoluminescence (TL) analysis and has been found to be ancient and of the period stated. A full report will accompany purchase.

Provenance: private Kansas City, Missouri, USA collection, ex-John Townsend collection, formed in the 1970s and earlier

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#161643

  • Condition: TL test hole on base. Repaired with visible hairlines fissures and losses, restoration, and infill along break lines. Surface weathering, pitting, and abrasions. Some fading and chipping of pigments, but vibrant pigments on most of the vessel!

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