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Nayarit / Chinesco Shallow Bowl
ca. 200 BC to 200 AD
Item Number: 1089791
$395.00
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| Category |
Nayarit/Chinesco |
| Period |
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| Material |
Pottery |
| Dimensions |
7"D x 3"H |
| Condition |
Intact |
DescriptionFrom ancient Mexico, Nayarit, Lagunillas (Chinesco), ca. 200 BC to 200 AD. Terractotta shallow bowl with beige slip, red and black paint. Interior shows a dynamic / archetypal design suggestive of bird forms or animal tracks on the ground. Very well-made and finely painted, typical of Chinesco pieces. 7"D x 3"H, intact/generally excellent, save several stabilized hairline cracks, minor abrasions/chips.
ProvenanceEx-private Midwest USA Collection in the 1990s, prior to that part of a Museum Collection (numbered on bottom) since the the 1960s.
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