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Pre-Columbian, Northern Mexico, Chihuahua region, Casas Grandes, Corralitos type, ca. 1060 to 1340 CE. A hand-built pottery jar of relatively spherical form exhibiting a thick, everted rim and stone-burnished surfaces. Painted across the upper half of the russet-hued body is a band of repeating black lines that spiral around one another before terminating within the center of large triangular forms. Size: 7.68″ Diameter x 6.4″ H (19.5 cm x 16.3 cm)
Casas Grandes (Spanish for “Great Houses;” also known as Paquime) is a prehistoric archaeological site in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua. Casas Grandes is one of the largest and most complex Mogollon culture sites in the region. Settlement began after 1130 CE and would see the larger buildings developed into multi-storied dwellings after 1350 CE. The community was abandoned approximately 1450 CE. Casas Grandes is regarded as one of the most significant Mogollon archaeological zones in the northwestern Mexico region, linking it to other sites in Arizona and New Mexico in the United States, and exhibiting the expanse of the Mogollon sphere of influence.
Condition: Professional repair and restoration, with resurfacing and overpainting along new material and break lines; some break lines visible within basin. Abrasions and fading to original pigment, otherwise in nice condition. Good preservation of exterior motifs. Previous inventory label beneath base.
Provenance: private Reinsmoen collection, Clear Lake, Iowa, USA, acquired through descent from Robert Anderson, acquired prior to 2000
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