Narino Highlands Pedestal Bowl, Negative Resist Motifs (Auction 2026-06-05, Lot 80)

$192.75

Pre-Columbian, Colombia to Ecuador, Narino Highlands, Capuli / Narino culture, ca. 800 to 1500 CE. A burnished pottery pedestal vessel with a hollow conical foot supporting a shallow round bowl. The surface is slipped in a sienna-red tone and decorated with black negative-resist geometric designs composed of linear bands and triangular motifs. Size: 6.25″ W x 5.5″ H (15.9 cm x 14 cm)

Provenance: private Colorado, USA collection; ex-private Los Angeles, California, USA collection; ex-major gallery, Beverly Hills, California, USA, primarily acquired between 1985 and 2005

Condition: Piece reattached to the base. Heavy pitting and losses to layers inside the basin. Exterior is well preserved, with some minor fading and mineral deposits on the surface.