Description:

Pre-Columbian, Caribbean, Taino, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A large fragment from a hand-built pottery vessel with excellent preservation to the rim and shoulder motifs. The surface is incised with a geometric line work register and matching abstract heads in high relief applied to opposite sides, both decorative but perhaps also functional lug handles. Taino used pottery urns for funerary practices often depositing these vessels in caves, but following the arrival of Columbus, they began to store most of their precious pottery in caves as a means to preserve their cultural identity. Size: 6" Diameter x 4.25" H (15.2 cm x 10.8 cm)

Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-William and Marion Schulevitz collection, New York, USA, acquired in the 1980s

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#172108

  • Condition: Fragment of a larger piece as shown. Motifs are well preserved.

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