Casas Grandes Babicora Polychrome Owl Effigy Vessel

Pre-Columbian, Northern Mexico, Casas Grandes, ca. 1250 to 1400 CE. A Babicora Polychrome style jar the form of an owl with a bulbous body and a heart-shaped face, the vessel's opening on the verso, and black and red spirals painted along the surface. Size: 6" Diameter x 6.5" H (15.2 cm x 16.5 cm)

Provenance: private Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA collection; ex-private Estate collection, Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA, acquired 1960 to 2024

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Condition Report: Small 1.5 inch area of repair to the base using new material to fill a hole and small fissure. Chips and small losses along the opening rim behind the head. Hairline fissures radiating from rim. Some fading to pigments, but overall nice preservation to form. Earthen deposits on the interior and scattered manganese deposits on the exterior.