**Originally Listed At $1200** Pre-Columbian, Northern Mexico, Casas Grandes (Paquime) culture, Ramos Polychrome type, ca. 1100 to 1200 CE. A round-bottomed jar of sizable form that was created via the traditional coil-and-scrape technique. Highly burnished and covered in sandy beige-hued slip, the vessel features broad linear, circular, stepped, curvilinear, and checkerboard in dense red and black hues. Though undecorated, the underside is outlined with a single black stripe. The most exceptional Casas Grandes vessels are of the Ramos Polychrome type which required great skill and aesthetic vision. Size: 9.55" Diameter x 8.7" H (24.3 cm x 22.1 cm) Provenance: ex-John B. Kendrick II collection, Denver, Colorado, USA, acquired 1965 to 1990; John B. Kendrick II was that son of John B. Kendrick, Wyoming governor and US senator All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #172395品相报告: One stable hairline fissure stemming from rim, with fading and abrasions to exterior pigment, light pitting, and earthen deposits and encrustations within basin interior, otherwise intact and very good. Nice preservation to pigment across most areas. Old inventory label beneath base.