Adorable Nayarit Pottery Tripod Bowl w/ Dogs
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A charming, hand-built pottery dish displaying 3 tapered legs supporting a rounded bottom, flared shoulder, and an annular rim capped with 4 petite canine figures. Each of the dogs faces inwards towards the basin of the bowl with their front paws on the rim and hind legs on the shoulder of the vessel. Each adorable animal raises its pointed snout topped with perky ears and juts out its petite tail. Enveloped in a pale orange slip, the exterior of the bowl is adorned with beige-painted striations while the interior features a lovely pattern of red-hued, concentric circles. Size: 8.6" in diameter x 5.4" H (21.8 cm x 13.7 cm)
Provenance: ex-private Southern California, USA collection, started in 1969; ex-private Baker collection
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.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#167246
Condition Report: One leg reattached with break lines visible. Chips and resurfacing to dog posteriors. Expected nicks, chips, and abrasions throughout, commensurate with age. Otherwise, very nice with impressive remaining pigments.
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Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A charming, hand-built pottery dish displaying 3 tapered legs supporting a rounded bottom, flared shoulder, and an annular rim capped with 4 petite canine figures. Each of the dogs faces inwards towards the basin of the bowl with their front paws on the rim and hind legs on the shoulder of the vessel. Each adorable animal raises its pointed snout topped with perky ears and juts out its petite tail. Enveloped in a pale orange slip, the exterior of the bowl is adorned with beige-painted striations while the interior features a lovely pattern of red-hued, concentric circles. Size: 8.6" in diameter x 5.4" H (21.8 cm x 13.7 cm)
Provenance: ex-private Southern California, USA collection, started in 1969; ex-private Baker collection
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.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#167246
Condition Report: One leg reattached with break lines visible. Chips and resurfacing to dog posteriors. Expected nicks, chips, and abrasions throughout, commensurate with age. Otherwise, very nice with impressive remaining pigments.
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