Colima Redware 5-Welled Footed Vessel (Auction 2026-06-05, Lot 39A)

$224.88

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. An intriguing redware pottery multi-vessel comprised of 5 footed cups that are joined with thick lateral bars spanning between the feet. The foot of the uppermost vessel was conjoined around its lower body to the rims of the 4 cups underneath. This type of vessel was perhaps used in ritual ceremonies. Size: 10.8″ L x 10″ W x 5.8″ H (27.4 cm x 25.4 cm x 14.7 cm)

Provenance: private Colorado, USA collection, acquired in May 2024; ex-Artemis Gallery, Louisville, Colorado, USA; ex-private Charlotte, North Carolina, USA collection; ex-Rod T. Rogers collection, Primitive and Ancient Art, Mervick, New York, USA, acquired in January 2006

Condition: Repaired from multiple pieces as shown, with chips and adhesive residue along break lines. Abrasions and light earthen deposits, with small chips, and stable fissures along repaired areas. Nice red hue throughout.