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Native American, Southwestern USA, found on the Jim Posey Ranch near Dove Creek, Colorado, Anasazi/Ancestral Puebloan, ca. 1200 to 1300 CE. A fine example of a pottery mug made in the Mesa Verde Black-on-White tradition in what is today southwestern Colorado. The body of the jug is cylindrical with a flat handle extending from the spout to just below the rim. On the handle, spout, and body are two bands of diamonds, whose black slip has faded with time to an iron-rich ocher color. Mugs like this one were made from a gray or white paste with angular fragments of temper and this one has a pearly gray-white slip that was then overpainted with a black pigment made from carbon. These were made by people who lived in cliff dwellings like those seen at Mesa Verde National Park. Size: 5.1" W x 3.8" H (13 cm x 9.7 cm)

Provenance: private New Jersey, USA collection, purchased in 2011; found on the Jim Posey Ranch near Dove Creek, Colorado, USA

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#147149

  • Condition: Repaired down its length on one side. Repair is well done and difficult to see. Color of pigment has faded in some areas, creating an iron-rich ocher color.

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