Ancestral Pueblo, Southwest
1175–1325 CE, Snowflake Black-on-white
Ceramic, mineral pigment
Height 6⅛ in (15.6 cm)
Diameter 6½ in (16.5 cm)
Provenance: Edelman collection, Santa Barbara, CA. Not recovered from Federal or State land.
This Snowflake Black-on-white effigy jar belongs to a late Ancestral Pueblo ceramic tradition closely related to Tularosa Black-on-white, generally dated from about 1175 to 1325 CE and known for bold rectilinear designs, stepped elements, and strong black-on-white contrast. The vessel's compact form and small side projection give it the character of an effigy jar while preserving the structure of a rounded storage vessel. The type is distributed across the eastern Arizona and western New Mexico region, reflecting the broad geographic reach of the Ancestral Pueblo ceramic network during the late prehistoric period.
The painted decoration uses dense bands of parallel lines, stepped triangles, and angular forms across the body and neck, reflecting the late visual vocabulary associated with Snowflake Black-on-white, where broader solid elements often replace the finer hachure seen on Tularosa examples. The composition covers the vessel surface with all-over geometric patterning organized with the controlled repetition characteristic of accomplished late Ancestral Pueblo ceramic painters. The Edelman collection in Santa Barbara represents a serious private collecting history for this piece.
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Ancestral Pueblo, Southwest
1175–1325 CE, Snowflake Black-on-white
Ceramic, mineral pigment
Height 6⅛ in (15.6 cm)
Diameter 6½ in (16.5 cm)
Provenance: Edelman collection, Santa Barbara, CA. Not recovered from Federal or State land.
This Snowflake Black-on-white effigy jar belongs to a late Ancestral Pueblo ceramic tradition closely related to Tularosa Black-on-white, generally dated from about 1175 to 1325 CE and known for bold rectilinear designs, stepped elements, and strong black-on-white contrast. The vessel's compact form and small side projection give it the character of an effigy jar while preserving the structure of a rounded storage vessel. The type is distributed across the eastern Arizona and western New Mexico region, reflecting the broad geographic reach of the Ancestral Pueblo ceramic network during the late prehistoric period.
The painted decoration uses dense bands of parallel lines, stepped triangles, and angular forms across the body and neck, reflecting the late visual vocabulary associated with Snowflake Black-on-white, where broader solid elements often replace the finer hachure seen on Tularosa examples. The composition covers the vessel surface with all-over geometric patterning organized with the controlled repetition characteristic of accomplished late Ancestral Pueblo ceramic painters. The Edelman collection in Santa Barbara represents a serious private collecting history for this piece.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
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