(2) Pre-Columbian Style Earthenware Pottery Vessels. Pair of primitive style pottery vessels, one bowl, one globular jar. Bowl with rounded bottom decorated around edge with protruding nubs and triangular geometric design; jar with mouth, nose, and eyes on side.

Condition: Chips to rim of jar mouth. Does not include documentation.

Largest Size: 8 x 8 x 3 3/4 in.

Pre-Columbian pottery encompasses a wide range of ceramic traditions created by Indigenous cultures of the Americas before the arrival of Europeans, reflecting both artistic expression and everyday utility. From the intricately painted vessels of the Moche in Peru to the highly stylized effigy pots of the Mississippian cultures in North America and the polychrome ceramics of the Maya, these works reveal sophisticated techniques such as coiling, burnishing, slip painting, and incising. Pottery often carried symbolic or ritual significance, depicting deities, animals, or mythological scenes, while also serving as containers for food, drink, or offerings. Today, pre-Columbian pottery is valued not only for its aesthetic beauty but also for the insight it provides into the cultural, spiritual, and social lives of ancient civilizations across the Americas.

Chips to rim of jar mouth. Does not include documentation.

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