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Pre-Columbian, Northern Mexico, Northwest Chihuahua, Casas Grandes, Babicora, ca. 1250 to 1475 CE. A lovely terracotta polychrome vessel, of the Babicora stylistic variety, with a rounded but stable bottom, wide walls that gradually taper to a grooved neck and wide mouth, and a rolled rim. Size: 5.875" W x 5.5" H (14.9 cm x 14 cm).

In Babicora style designs, the red and black paint do not touch. This style occurs on Babicora polychrome (smoothed but unslipped brown vessels) and most examples of Villa Ahumada polychrome (off-white slip), Carretas polychrome (orange-tinged clay), and Huerigos polychrome (same clay as Carretas, but slipped). This example appears to have an off-white slip that is burnished in some areas; hence, most likely of the Villa Ahumada Polychrome variety. The Babicora tradition is an outgrowth of the late Viejo period painting styles.

Provenance: Whisnant Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, acquired over twenty years ago

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#123065

  • Condition: Repaired from several pieces, and some pieces are missing. Surface wear commensurate with age and use, visible adhesive residue, several stable fissures, surface pitting and root marks, and fading and loss to pigmentation throughout.

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