Olmec
Mexico
9th to 6th century BC
Ceramic
Height 9 1/2 inches, Diameter 6 1/4 inches
Provenance: Mike Teager, Bartow, Florida; Gayfryd Steinberg, New York socialite
The vessel is cylindrical with a gently flared rim and a slight tapering waist toward the base. A band of incised rectangular panels encircles the neck just below the rim, each containing carved linear and geometric motifs. A horizontal incised line separates this upper band from the wider body of the vessel.
The lower body is decorated with incised avian imagery, including a curling bird head with feather like lines on one side and a fanned, feather patterned design suggesting a wing on the adjacent side. The buff colored surface is scattered with small dark speckles consistent with firing. The vessel is intact, with the incised decoration well preserved across the body.
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Olmec
Mexico
9th to 6th century BC
Ceramic
Height 9 1/2 inches, Diameter 6 1/4 inches
Provenance: Mike Teager, Bartow, Florida; Gayfryd Steinberg, New York socialite
The vessel is cylindrical with a gently flared rim and a slight tapering waist toward the base. A band of incised rectangular panels encircles the neck just below the rim, each containing carved linear and geometric motifs. A horizontal incised line separates this upper band from the wider body of the vessel.
The lower body is decorated with incised avian imagery, including a curling bird head with feather like lines on one side and a fanned, feather patterned design suggesting a wing on the adjacent side. The buff colored surface is scattered with small dark speckles consistent with firing. The vessel is intact, with the incised decoration well preserved across the body.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
