Lot 16, Auction 4/20/2026: Mississippian Pedestal Bottle – Pierced Foot

$520.00

In stock

Native American, Mississippian culture, ca. 800 to 1600 CE. A refined pottery pedestal bottle of elegant proportion, with a rounded body and tall, flaring neck rising above a carefully formed foot pierced by four circular cutouts, the intact form and balanced silhouette reflecting both technical control and aesthetic restraint within Mississippian ceramic tradition. Size: 8.2″ Diameter x 10.3″ H (20.8 cm x 26.2 cm)

Condition: Light surface wear with weathering as shown and a few nicks, but, otherwise, intact and excellent with scattered mineral deposits. Old collection labels on underside of base.

Provenance: private Colorado, USA collection; ex-private Denver, Colorado, USA collection; ex-private New York, USA collection, acquired My 2013 via Tony Putty Artifacts, Shelbyville, Indiana, USA; ex-Dan Stroud, found in Lee County, Arkansas, USA

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