Description:

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, Protoclassic period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A wonderful pottery olla of a vermilion hue in the form of a wide, voluminous squash with a smooth, globular body and a squat spout with a flared rim. The vessel is supported by three legs in the form of parrots, birds prized for their feathers among the ancients of America. Each avian form is defined with incised and pierced ovoid eyes, curved beaks, and incised wings atop a conical body which resolves to a tapered tail. The indigenous of Mexico used hollowed gourds for storing and serving food and drink. Furthermore, iconographically this piece is quite poignant as squashes and parrots were both symbols of fertility and abundance. Size: 14" W x 9.75" H (35.6 cm x 24.8 cm).

Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-private lifetime collection of Dr. Saul Tuttman and Dr. Gregory Siskind, New York, New York, USA

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#141378

  • Condition: Three small areas of repair to rim with minor chips and light adhesive residue along break lines. Minor nicks to feet, body, and rim, with fading and abrasions to original pigmentation. Light earthen deposits and root marks as well as fabulous manganese blooms throughout.

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