Pre-Columbian Coclé Polychrome Pottery Plate (Panama)
Museum Quality Pre-Columbian Coclé (Macaracas) Culture Polychrome Pottery Plate, Panama (Circa AD 800) | The style of this piece is known as Macaracas, having the characteristic bold red, black and purple designs on a cream-white background. The plate / platter is decorated by highly abstracted avian or bird-like forms. Coclé ceramics constitute some of the highest expressions of art in Pre-Hispanic Central America | Approx. Size: 10.5\" D x 2.75\" H | Provenance: Estate of Dr. Ora & Eleanor Eads, Nashville, TN.
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Museum Quality Pre-Columbian Coclé (Macaracas) Culture Polychrome Pottery Plate, Panama (Circa AD 800) | The style of this piece is known as Macaracas, having the characteristic bold red, black and purple designs on a cream-white background. The plate / platter is decorated by highly abstracted avian or bird-like forms. Coclé ceramics constitute some of the highest expressions of art in Pre-Hispanic Central America | Approx. Size: 10.5\" D x 2.75\" H | Provenance: Estate of Dr. Ora & Eleanor Eads, Nashville, TN.