Michoacan Smoking Pipe, Bowl w/ Turtle Effigy

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Michoacan, ca. 500 BCE to 300 CE. An exemplary pottery pipe in the form of a turtle, the surface is highly burnished and slipped in a red and creamy beige, with 3 tripodal legs that support the bowl. Size: 7" L x 2.25" W x 2.5" H (17.8 cm x 5.7 cm x 6.4 cm)

Provenance: private Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA collection; ex-private Estate collection, Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA, acquired 1960 to 2024; ex- Dr. David Harner collection, Springdale, Arkansas, acquired 1954 to 1960

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#185557
Condition Report: A few minor abrasions and nicks, otherwise intact and excellent.