Description:

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Chupicuaro, ca. 500 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built bichrome terracotta pottery bowl raised upon three tapered rattle legs. The highly-burnished vessel is finished in rich red hues with cream hued abstract geometric design motifs adorning the tondo as well as the underside. The vessel rests upon a trio of hollow conical legs which house small pottery balls that create a rattling sound when jostled. Size: 8.625" in diameter x 3.375" H (21.9 cm x 8.6 cm)

Provenance: ex-Howard Rose Gallery, New York, New York, USA; ex-private Nevada, USA collection; ex-Dr. David Harner collection, Arkansas, USA, 1950s-60s, Collection #CH329

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#150112

  • Condition: A faint rattling sound is heard when shook; however, it seems like some of the rattles have disintegrated over time. Normal surface wear with scuffs and minute nicks here and there. Abrasions to upper end of one leg. Tiny spall mark on tondo. Nice root marks and mineral deposits grace the surface.

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