Description:

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. An attractive redware tripod vessel with a gadrooned body in the form of a wide, voluminous squash, stylistically segmented with finely delineated vertical ribs, rising to a relatively flat shoulder, followed by a tubular neck, and elegantly flaring spout - all sitting upon three conical legs. Interestingly, art imitates life in this ceramic vessel, as the indigenous of Mexico used hollowed gourds for storing and serving food and drink. Furthermore, iconographically this piece is quite poignant as squashes were symbols of fertility and abundance. A beautiful example, of a substantial size and finer than most! Size: 9.5" W x 7.375" H (24.1 cm x 18.7 cm)

Provenance: ex-Dr. John Frost collection, Houston, Texas, USA, ex-Arte Primitivo Gallery, NYC, 2013, ex Harmer Rooke Gallery, New York City, New York, USA in the 1970s

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#161870

  • Condition: One chip to rim. Minor surface wear. No rattles in legs. Overall excellent.

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