Description:

Native American, Southwestern United States, Anasazi (Ancestral Puebloan), ca. 900 to 1300 CE. An exceedingly rare pottery mug, formed via the meticulous Puebloan coil-and-scrape technique, that exhibits a "false bottom" that houses several petite rattle balls! The gently tapered cylinder features a thick rim and a planar base while the strap handle bears a keyhole cutout on the center. The white-ground exterior is decorated with 3 bands comprised of rectangular boxes filled with either zigzagging or crosshatched motifs. Size: 4.8" L x 4" W x 4" H (12.2 cm x 10.2 cm x 10.2 cm)

Cf. The University of Colorado Museum of Natural History, ref. no. UCM21638c

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Provenance: private Westcliffe, Colorado, USA collection

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#186166

  • Condition: Minor nicks around rim and handle, with abrasions and fading to pigment, and areas of fire-darkening along base, otherwise intact and excellent. Great preservation to decorative motifs, and rattle balls still produce sound when jostled.

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