Description:

Pre-Columbian, Central America, Panama, Gran Cocle culture, ca. 800 1200 CE. A hand-built pottery jar of spherical form resting on a rounded base with a short neck and rim. The body is painted with 3 abstract crocodilian creatures, upturned noses and sharpened teeth delineated in red, black, and purple. Interestingly 2 creatures are positioned upside down. Gran Cocle refers to a cultural region in pre-Columbian Panama, known for its archaeological significance, particularly in the central part of the country. It encompasses several cultures and sites that were prominent between 500 CE and 1520 CE, and the use of purple pigment suggests this vessel is of the Conte or Macaracas style. Size: 5" Diameter x 5" H (12.7 cm x 12.7 cm)

Provenance: Estate of Peter H. Tillou Collection, thence by descent. Acquired in the 1990s, collection # 012. Appraised for $5,200 by Marianne Huber in 2014.

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#188395

  • Condition: Old probe hole to one side. Minor surface chips, otherwise intact and very good condition! Nice manganese deposits throughout the interior and exterior!

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