Description:

Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Mixtec, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A petite tripodal pottery vessel with stucco snakes along the exterior in hues of mint green and pale orange- the striped bodies and triangular heads perhaps emulating a type of venomous serpent such as the brightly banded coral snake! The tripodal legs, not only elevate the bowl but also acted as rattles - the hollow interiors still contain pebbles or clay shards that make light noise - so perhaps these snakes are actually "rattle snakes." Size: 4.5" Diameter x 2" H (11.4 cm x 5.1 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, acquired in the 1980s

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#176515

  • Condition: Surface chips and losses to stucco and painted pigments, but good remains throughout and snake motifs are discernable. Rattles make light noise when gently shook. Old inventory label and number on base. Earthen and mineral encrustations throughout.

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