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Pre-Columbian, Central America, Panama, Veraguas region, Gran Cocle, ca. 600 to 1000 CE. A hand-built pottery bowl of a beautiful and functional form with a flared foot supporting the deep, hemispherical basin. Within the highly burnished, cream-hued basin ground is an interesting depiction of an abstract avian creature with outstretched wings, splayed feet with enormous talons, and a left-facing head with an ovoid, bullseye-style eye and a triangular beak. The curving neck holds the head far above the avian body, and the creature's entire periphery is lined with sinuous, black-painted serrations. The bowl rim bears repeating red and black sections separated by groups of petite frets, and the unadorned exterior surfaces still present the original orange-red pottery hue. Size: 8.8" W x 5.375" H (22.4 cm x 13.7 cm)

Provenance: ex-Stein collection, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA, acquired prior to 2010; ex-William Micol collection, Milford, Michigan, USA

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#164344

  • Condition: Bowl repaired from multiple pieces, with restoration along some areas of loss, and resurfacing with overpainting along new material and break lines. Abrasions and small nicks to rim, basin, and foot, and touch-up painting to areas of original pigment inside basin. Great preservation to original pigment within basin.

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