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Pre-Columbian, Northern Mexico, Casas Grandes, Ramos, ca. 1100 to 1200 CE. A skillfully coil-made and hand-painted polychrome Casas Grandes pottery olla, its elegant form comprised of a large bulbous, round-bottomed body, corseted to a short, upturned rim, its painted decoration of the Ramos style; Ramos is a stylistic designation used when red painted forms are outlined in black. The painted motifs covering the body boast lovely circular, stepped, checkerboard with dots, dotted, and linear forms. The finest Casas Grandes polychromes are usually Ramos Polychrome. The skill, standardization, and iconographic content show that vessels such as this example were more developed than folk art forms. Size: 9.25" in diameter x 8.75" H (23.5 cm x 22.2 cm)

The Casas Grandes (or Chihuahua) culture has always been the best known of the prehistoric cultures of northwest Mexico. International awareness of the culture first derived from its polychrome pottery and from the massive ruins of the culture's principal center, Casas Grandes—now better known as Paquimé.

Provenance: private Vaught collection, Atlanta, Georgia USA

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  • Condition: Expected surface wear with minor pigment loss as shown. Liberal manganese deposits. Encrustation on interior.

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