Casas Grandes + Post Conquest Pottery Vessels

Pre-Columbian, Northern Mexico, Casas Grandes, ca. 1060 to 1340 CE; post-Conquest Mexico, ca. 16th to 17th century CE. A fabulous pair of pottery vessels; a jar from Casas Grandes culture and a pitcher from post-Conquest Mexico. The first and largest presents a carinated body with a rounded base, a slanted shoulder, a narrow neck, and a flared rim, all enveloped in liberal remains of red slip. The top half of the vessel is adorned with incised decoration; a series of parallel, vertical striations embellishes the shoulder, while a band of diagonal dashes envelops the rim. Alternatively, the blackware pitcher exhibits a bulbous body with a sloped shoulder, a lengthy, tubular neck, and a gently flared rim, all sitting upon a planar base. A thick ribbon-form handle joins rim to shoulder. Size of largest: 7.7" W x 6.6" H (19.6 cm x 16.8 cm)

Casas Grandes (Spanish for "Great Houses;" also known as Paquime) is a prehistoric archaeological site in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua. Casas Grandes is one of the largest and most complex Mogollon culture sites in the region. Settlement began after 1130 CE and would see the larger buildings developed into multi-storied dwellings after 1350 CE. The community was abandoned approximately 1450 CE. Casas Grandes is regarded as one of the most significant Mogollon archaeological zones in the northwestern Mexico region, linking it to other sites in Arizona and New Mexico in the United States, and exhibiting the expanse of the Mogollon sphere of influence.

Provenance: private Evergreen, Colorado, USA collection; ex-private Denver, Colorado, USA, collection, acquired 1960 to 2000

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Condition Report: Largest has repair and restoration to rim, as well as a few chips to rim. Pitcher has chip to rim and resurfacing to areas. Both have expected nicks and abrasions, commensurate with age and use. Otherwise, pitcher is intact, and both are excellent with light earthen deposits. Pitcher has dried flowers on interior.