Lot 314
Prehistoric Mimbres Bowl, Shamanic Transformation, Published Christman
Prehistoric Mimbres Bowl, Shamanic Transformation, Published Christman
Current Bid: $3,750
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North America, southwest US, New Mexico, Mimbres culture., ca. 950 - 1250 CE. Extremely rare and desirable pottery bowl in traditional Mimbres black-on-white. Hand-built bowl decorated on the interior depicting a Mayan / Aztec mythological scene, showing the extensive reach of Messo-American cultures. The scene shows Quetzalcotl in two forms, one as a deer (his alter-ego) and the other as a priest, each with what is depicted in myth as a "magnificant member." The priest / shaman, identified by his conical ocelot cap, has entered into a trance-state and transcended into his animal alter ego - the deer. Size: 5.875" W x 2.625" H (14.9 cm x 6.7 cm)
Provenance: private Colorado, USA collection, ex Florida collection. Published in Casas Grandes Pre-Columbian Pottery Decoded: of Gods and Myths, Ernest H. Christman, 2002, pg. 92.
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Item #
202459
- Condition: Bowl is intact, painted decoration is all original, no restoration. Traditional ceremonial kill hole in center.
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| $0 | $749 | $25 |
| $750 | $1,499 | $50 |
| $1,500 | $2,999 | $100 |
| $3,000 | $7,499 | $250 |
| $7,500 | $14,999 | $500 |
| $15,000 + | $1,000 |