Description:

Pre-Columbian, Western Mexico, Guanajuato River Valley, ca. 300 to 100 BCE. Very fine pottery bowl in attractive, spheroid shape. Signature of the Chupicuaro style, this bowl is decorated with a deep red base and stylized black and cream step and serpent motif around body and rim respectively. This vessel was intended to be hung as indicated by three perforations just beneath rim. 4-1/2"D x 3"H. Provenance: Ex-private Santa Monica, CA Collection. All items in this auction have been legally acquired, are legal to sell, and guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids, papered by our parent company, Artemis Gallery Ancient Art. The starting price is the lowest price at which the lot can sell.

  • Condition: Small chip and minor wear on surface of rim; some erosion on interior, else intact, good to excellent condition.

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Bid Increments
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$0 $299 $25
$300 $999 $50
$1,000 $1,999 $100
$2,000 $4,999 $250
$5,000 $9,999 $500
$10,000 $19,999 $1,000
$20,000 $49,999 $2,000
$50,000 $99,999 $5,000
$100,000 $199,999 $10,000
$200,000 + $25,000