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Pre-Columbian, Northern Mexico, Chihuahua region, Casas Grandes culture, Ramos Polychrome type, ca. 1250 to 1450 CE. An impressive pottery portrait vessel with a piriform body and a round but stable base. The stone-burnished exterior surfaces are covered in dense red and black lines that form elongated steps as well as lengthy diagonal streaks, and broad checkerboard-patterned panels surround the minimalist facial features along the top of the upper rim. Size: 8.36" Diameter x 9.25" H (21.2 cm x 23.5 cm)

The painted decorations are characteristic of the Ramos Polychrome manner; Ramos is a stylistic designation used when red-painted forms are outlined in black. The painted motifs boast lovely circular, stepped, and linear forms. The finest Casas Grandes polychromes are usually of the Ramos Polychrome style. The skill, standardization, and iconographic content show that vessels like this were more developed than other forms of artistic creation.

Provenance: private Reinsmoen collection, Clear Lake, Iowa, USA, acquired through descent from Robert Anderson, acquired prior to 2000

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#185327

  • Condition: Professional repair and restoration, with resurfacing and overpainting along new material and break lines. Minor nicks and abrasions, with light fading to pigment, otherwise in nice condition.

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