Five (5) Pre-Columbian Panamanian Cocle Pottery Vessels

Five (5) Panamanian Cocle pottery vessels, all with polychrome decorations, including human effigies. 1st item: Human effigy seed jar, having a globular body with rounded base below applied facial features to neck. 4 1/4" H x 5" dia. 2nd-4th items: Three (3) footed drinking vessels, including one (1) with a polychrome human effigy to interior. Smallest and largest vessels with old piece of masking tape with numeral inscriptions, possibly museum accession numbers, to underside of base. Ranging in size from 2 3/4" H x 5 1/8" dia. to 4 1/4" H x 6" dia. 5th item: Bowl, having a globular body with rounded base. Old piece of masking tape with numeral inscription, possibly a museum accession number, to underside of base. 2 1/2" H x 5 1/2" dia. All items Pre-Columbian. Provenance: The Estates of Ora and Eleanor Eads, Nashville, TN. Credit assistance to Bob Dodge, Artemis Gallery.
Condition Report: All items in overall good condition with scattered losses to polychrome decorations. 2nd-4th items: Largest vessel with two 3/4" holes, possibly "kill holes," through top part of base. Middle sized vessel with old repair to rim. Smallest vessel with chips, largest 1" to edges of base.