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Native American, Southwestern USA, Colorado, Anasazi/Ancestral Puebloans, 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 mug is a tapering cylinder, with a circular neck and a wide strap handle extending from below the rim to the shoulder. On the handle and body is a complex design of interlocking triangular and stepped patterns, perhaps meant to evoke the shape of cliff dwellings. These vessels 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 and the stepped designs may relate to the multi-level style of their urban spaces. Size: 5.05" W x 3.95" H (12.8 cm x 10 cm)

Provenance: private Tacoma, Washington, USA collection

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  • Condition: Handle is repaired and reattached. Small chips around the rim. Excellent remaining pigment and motifs.

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