Lot 14, Auction 4/20/2026: Mississippian Etched Pottery Jar – Shell Tempered

$650.00

In stock

Native American, Mississippian culture, ca. 800 to 1600 CE. A robust pottery jar with a slightly flared rim, its shell-tempered walls richly incised in rhythmic, crosshatched patterns and punctuated by raised rows of nodules that lend both texture and visual cadence to the vessel’s surface. Size: 5.7″ Diameter x 4.8″ H (14.5 cm x 12.2 cm)

Condition: Area of restoration to neck and rim and some stable hairline fissures to rim and body. Light surface wear as shown. Otherwise, nice presentation with impressive remaining detail. Old collection label on underside of base.

Provenance: private Colorado, USA collection; ex-private Denver, Colorado, USA collection; ex-private New York, USA collection

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