{"product_id":"mimbres-pottery-bowl-am1196","title":"Mimbres Pottery Bowl","description":"Prehistoric Mogollon Mimbres pottery bowl with stylized fish and kill hole.Southwestern United States, Anasazi Peoples, New Mexico, Mimbres \/ Mogollon., ca. 950 - 1150 CE. A rare ceramic bowl featuring a painted interior design of a stylized fish, its body filled with a checkered pattern and framed by bold concentric bands. The surrounding field is encircled by a lattice of cross-hatched lines and alternating filled and unfilled squares. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA circular kill hole pierces the center of the vessel, a ritual feature often associated with funerary use and the ceremonial \"release\" of the vessel's spirit. The hemispherical exterior is unadorned. Research has suggested that Mimbres pictorial imagery of unusually shaped or stylized fish may reflect knowledge of exotic marine species, indicating long-distance travel or trade connections reaching as far as the Gulf of California, where such forms could have inspired these distinctive representations.  8\" W x 3.5\" H\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#989898\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePERIOD: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003ePrehistoric\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#989898\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eORIGIN: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003eSouthwest - Anasazi, Native American\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#989898\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSIZE:   \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e8\" W x 3.5\" H\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ciscos","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50168921096442,"sku":"AM1196","price":11000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0571\/3405\/files\/AM1196-1.jpg?v=1787948659","url":"https:\/\/ciscosgallery.com\/products\/mimbres-pottery-bowl-am1196","provider":"Cisco's Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}