Ancestral Pueblo, Cibola region, New Mexico
1100–1275 CE, Reserve Black-on-white
Ceramic, mineral pigment
Height 13½ in (34.3 cm)
Width 16 in (40.6 cm)
Provenance: Private collection, New Mexico
Reserve Black-on-white belongs to the Cibola ceramic tradition of the Ancestral Pueblo, produced in the Reserve region of west-central New Mexico between approximately 1100 and 1275 CE and associated with a broad network of related pottery groups across the Southwest. The rounded body and short neck of this olla create a substantial storage vessel form, with black geometric decoration arranged across the upper body and shoulder in the structured visual language characteristic of the type. At thirteen and a half inches in height and sixteen inches in width, this is a large and commanding example of the form, its size giving the vessel a strong physical presence.
The painted decoration uses bold angular forms, stepped motifs, and framed geometric panels across the surface, reflecting the black-on-white design vocabulary of the period where visual rhythm and surface organization were central to the vessel's effect. Hatch-filled zones alternate with solid geometric elements in a composition that covers the upper body with controlled complexity while leaving the lower vessel relatively undecorated, a layout common in Reserve Black-on-white ollas of this scale. The New Mexico private collection provenance is consistent with material collected through established Southwestern channels prior to the current regulatory environment.
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Ancestral Pueblo, Cibola region, New Mexico
1100–1275 CE, Reserve Black-on-white
Ceramic, mineral pigment
Height 13½ in (34.3 cm)
Width 16 in (40.6 cm)
Provenance: Private collection, New Mexico
Reserve Black-on-white belongs to the Cibola ceramic tradition of the Ancestral Pueblo, produced in the Reserve region of west-central New Mexico between approximately 1100 and 1275 CE and associated with a broad network of related pottery groups across the Southwest. The rounded body and short neck of this olla create a substantial storage vessel form, with black geometric decoration arranged across the upper body and shoulder in the structured visual language characteristic of the type. At thirteen and a half inches in height and sixteen inches in width, this is a large and commanding example of the form, its size giving the vessel a strong physical presence.
The painted decoration uses bold angular forms, stepped motifs, and framed geometric panels across the surface, reflecting the black-on-white design vocabulary of the period where visual rhythm and surface organization were central to the vessel's effect. Hatch-filled zones alternate with solid geometric elements in a composition that covers the upper body with controlled complexity while leaving the lower vessel relatively undecorated, a layout common in Reserve Black-on-white ollas of this scale. The New Mexico private collection provenance is consistent with material collected through established Southwestern channels prior to the current regulatory environment.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
