Description:

Native American, Southwestern United States, New Mexico, Mimbres / Mogollon, ca. 950 to 1150 CE. A hand-built, white-ground pottery ladle of deep form with a circular scoop and a recessed handle. The white-ground interior basin surface is decorated with a two-headed serpent of minimalist presentation bearing an open mouth and a large, circular eye on each end. Made for heating and serving food, ladles like this example were probably ultimately deposited with a deceased member of the community or left in an abandoned domestic space. Size: 6.125" L x 3.25" W x 1.625" H (15.6 cm x 8.3 cm x 4.1 cm)

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Provenance: private Reinsmoen collection, Clear Lake, Iowa, USA, acquired through descent from Robert Anderson, acquired prior to 2000

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#185427

  • Condition: Professional repair and restoration, with resurfacing and overpainting along new material and break lines. Chips to rim, with light fading to original pigment, otherwise in nice condition. Great two-headed serpent within scoop. Previous inventory label beneath base.

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