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ITEM NUMBER: AJ1224

Casas Grandes Pottery Owl

$4,500

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Pre-Columbian, Northern Mexico, Casas Grandes, ca. 1250 to 1400 CE. A Babicora Polychrome style jar the form of an owl with a bulbous body and a heart-shaped face, the vessel's opening on the verso, and black and red spirals painted along the surface. Small 1.5 inch area of repair to the base using new material to fill a hole and small fissure. Chips and small losses along the opening rim behind the head. Hairline fissures radiating from rim. Some fading to pigments, but overall nice preservation to form. Earthen deposits on the interior and scattered manganese deposits on the exterior. 6"D x 6 1/2"H

PERIOD: Prehistoric

ORIGIN: Southwest - Casas Grandes, Native American

SIZE: 6"D x 6 1/2"H

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