Casas Grandes Fish Effigy Bowl

Casas Grandes (Paquime), ca. 1280 to 1450 CE. A fabulous russet-hued earthenware jar exhibiting a rotund body with a slanted shoulder that rises to a narrow mouth and a flared rim, all sitting upon a rounded base. Two pairs of drill holes are featured just below the rim, allowing the vessel to be suspended. Casas Grandes (Spanish for Great Houses; also known as Paquime) is a prehistoric archaeological site in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua. Casas Grandes is one of the largest and most complex Mogollon culture sites in the region. Settlement began after 1130 CE and would see the larger buildings developed into multi-storied dwellings after 1350 CE. The community was abandoned approximately 1450 CE. Casas Grandes is regarded as one of the most significant Mogollon archaeological zones in the northwestern Mexico region, linking it to other sites in Arizona and New Mexico in the United States, and exhibiting the expanse of the Mogollon sphere of influence. This item is guaranteed to be of the time period and condition as described, has been exported legally and is legal to buy and sell under all international laws relating to cultural patrimony.