This is without question the finest Snowflake pitcher, and one of the finest of any of the prehistoric southwestern cultures, I have ever encountered. The pitcher measures 5.3" wide and 5.0 inches tall, is perfectly made and exhibits artwork that is beyond belief. As many know the designs were placed on the ceramic pieces with a brush made from the very fine hairs found in the leaves of yucca plants. They did not use stencils or layout lines to prepare for their work. The designs were placed on by freehand and in understanding that it is virtually impossible to believe this very complex and perfectly laid out design could have been accomplished - but obviously it was. The photos speak for themselves - reward yourself and spend a little time examining the attached photos and wonder for yourself how four perfectly placed spiral elements were drawn; each swirl is interconnected with the one to either side. The stepped diagonal designs are not only done with perfectly straight line elements but they are perfectly spaced; note the breaks in the circumference lines and how those breaks naturally flow into the rest of the design. And yes it is intact unbroken condition!! The pitcher was recently purchased from the collection of Dr. Fredrick Lau of Phoenix, AZ.

This is a wonderful and virtually perfect Wingate C. 1050AD bowl which measures a large 11.25 inches wide and 5.5 inches deep. It has a deep black and highly refined and executed design for Wingate ceramics, a deep almost blood red slip, the surface of which is highly polished. The exterior has some minor spalding due to some moisture which did not effect any of the interior. There is a insignificant tiny 3/8 by 1/16 inch chip on the rim which has been repaired.

This wonderful bowl is a very scarce type found in the areas surrounding Flagstaff Arizona. The name is taken from a small canyon to the east of Flagstaff which is now a National Monument, Walnut Canyon. The bowl measures 9 inches across and a very deep 6 inches; it is 100% original with no restoration or addition of paints. There is an extremely fine hairline crack which can be seen in the side photo at about 1 o’clock; it is totally insignificant but mentioned for the sake of accuracy.

Any ceramic from the Four Mile culture which is not a bowl is quite scarce and desirable. This diminutive olla measures 4.2 inches by 3.3 inches and is glued from several pieces. There is no restoration or addition of paint. The exterior exhibits opposing positive/negative stepped design separated by what appears to be a centipede design. Like the Showlow olla also listed on the site, this has many small squares each with a dot in the center. The white band on the neck exhibits ticking.

We recently acquired several beautiful intact ollas and now this bowl from a private collection which was formed between 1985 and 1996.

It is hard to believe that a ceramic cauldron bowl of this magnitude could have survived intact after 900 years, but it did. This bowl, which I have dubbed the "swimming pool" measures 17 inches in diameter and 9.5 inches deep. It has a minor spot of exfoliation which can be seen in the picture; the rest of the surface is in original condition. There are two cracks which emanate from the sides and are visible in the interior photos; these cracks do not separate the piece and it remains intact today.

We recently acquired several beautiful intact ollas from a private collection which was formed between 1985 and 1996. This is an incredibly rare intact Hohokam olla that is completely intact measuring 15.5 inches by 12.5 inches tall and a 7 inch opening at the top. There is a fine pressure crack in the bottom which is insignificant and there is a tiny crack visible in the close up photo of the neck. This crack ends at the top of the neck with a repaired chip that is the size of a pencil eraser. This minor repair can easily be removed which would then place it in a mint state. A detailed description will be provided in a couple of days - inquiries are invited.