Casas Grandes Madera Olla

Casas Grandes Madera black on red type pottery olla. Ca. 1250 - 1450 CE. Hand built stone burnished pottery jar of circular form with a round but stable base, a bulging midsection, and a pierced suspension loop on either side of the flared rim. The russet hued exterior is decorated with hand painted black spirals that coil broadly around the mirrored tendrils. Professional repair and restoration to base, with resurfacing and overpainting along new material and break lines. Nice condition. Great motifs across exterior. 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. 5.57"D x 3.8"H. Ex. Anderson Collection.