Lot 123
Southwestern USA, east central Arizona/west southern New Mexico, Ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi), ca. 1175 to 1300 CE. A remarkable pottery bowl of sizeable form presenting a round yet stable base and sturdy walls that rise up to a circular, lipped rim that curves slightly inward over a deep basin. Boasting a mesmerizing decorative program, the redware vessel is adorned with a black-painted design of spiraling, zigzagged, and striped patterns on the interior walls and a series of 4 white-painted rectangular motifs of diagonal and undulating striations along the exterior. The extensive caparison of the decorative program and the stark contrast of pigments make for a rich and engaging example from Anasazi culture! Size: 12.25" in diameter x 6" H (31.1 cm x 15.2 cm)
This vessel was created using the coil and scrape method by Anasazi artisans of St. Johns - the first Anasazi potters to make polychrome pottery during the prehistoric period. Prior to this, pottery was either black-on-white or black-on-red. This specific form of Anasazi pottery is known as St. Johns Black-on-Red ware. It is essentially the equivalent of Tularosa Black-on-White that has been fired in an oxidizing atmosphere to achieve a red ground.
Provenance: private New Jersey, USA collection, acquired May 2020; ex-Bradford's Auctions, Sun City, Arizona; ex-Steward W. Kiels collection, acquired in 1999; ex-Drew Barnes collection, acquired in 1998; ex-estate of Earl Pratt, St. Johns, Arizona, before 1998
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- Condition: Collection labels on base. Expertly repaired from several pieces with break lines visible and minor restoration in areas. Otherwise, excellent with impressive remaining pigments.
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