Prehistoric Casas Grandes Jar

Pre-Columbian, Northern Mexico, Casas Grandes, ca. 1100 to 1200 CE. A delightful coil-made and hand-painted pottery vessel of figural form, all enveloped in beige slip beneath red and black decoration. Sitting upon a round yet stable base, the jar presents a bulbous body an anthropomorphic head with coffee bean-shaped eyes, a pointed nose, an open mouth, and petite ears. The flat-topped head opens at the back to form the rim of the vessel. Mesmerizing geometric, nested, and spiraling patterns adorn the exterior surface. 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.