INCREDIBLE BITAHOCHI BOWL W/EXTERIOR DESIGNS
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Pre 1492 item# 437216 (stock# K-103)
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One does not have to say much about this Bitahochi (C. 1325 - 1400AD) bowl as it speaks for itself. In my opinion it is the best design and the best execution of any Anasazi piece that I have handled in the last 10 years and one of the three best that I have seen. It measures 8.5 inches wide and 3 inches deep, broken and glued with 1% - 2% restoration. Note the perfect circle which has been placed off center in the bowl and encompasses part of the interior rim; inside the circle are hundreds of perfectly executed tiny squares, each with a dot inside. The edges of the interior design are so perfect it is impossible to imagine this being done without templates or tools other than brushes. As if this was not good enough, there are four intriguing designs on the exterior, one in each 90 degree quadrant. It is hard to believe that this beautiful piece of art was created over 800 years ago by a people that did not have any graphic tools other than brushes made from either yucca or hair. THIS IS TRULY A ONE-IN-TEN-MILLION PIECE!!!
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VERY RARE MESA VERDE FEATHER BOX, C. 1050AD
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Pre 1492 item# 403646 (stock# F-001)
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Offered here is one of the rarest items that I have ever seen or had the pleasure to own….a “Feather Box.” This piece, C. 1050 – 1125AD measures 9 inches long, 4 ˝ inches wide and 3 3/8 inches tall; it has a bright white slip and very dark paint all of which is 100% original. There is a piece broken out of the back which is inconsequential given the rarity – there is no restoration of any kind. Feather boxes were believed to have been generally made with perishable materials though a very few are known made from ceramic. The kivas, which were built into the ground in a circular fashion, had either a shelf or sometimes niches in the walls where precious items were kept or displayed. Birds of prey feathers were highly prized and special ones were placed into a box-like-holder and displayed on the shelf or in the niche in the kiva. This box was purchased in a group and is very well priced ….. do not let the low cost fool you, this is an incredibly rare piece from the Mesa Verde culture.
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RARE MESA VERDE KIVA JAR AND LID, C. 1050AD
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Pre 1492 item# 379655 (stock# C-2056)
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Kiva Jars are very rare and the shape and style is unique to the Mesa Verde culture. The style is define as a rounded, bulbous jar with a flat shoulder and an opening that always has a flat lip which holds either a ceramic or stone lid; in this case a ceramic disk. This piece measures 10.5” x 8” and is just glued…there is no restoration or paint added anywhere. The paint is quite strong and offers a classic Mesa Verde on the upper portion and what looks to be Chaco influence on the bottom half. Should one choose, it would be easy and inexpensive to repair the couple of areas that are missing. For a reference purpose, three and a half years ago I sold a smaller Kiva jar (about 9”) that was 30% restored, with lid for $2,700. The price for this example is an exceptional value.
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MINT CEDAR CREEK (C.1300AD) POLYCHROME BOWL
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Pre 1492 item# 355458 (stock# L104)
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Cedar Creek polychromes are a very scarce pottery type which closely associated to the better known and very popular Four Mile type. The type is denoted by the bright orange slip with a black design on the interior of the bowl – the exterior always has a combination of a black and white design. This bowl measures 9.3 inches wide and 3.3 inches deep…it has an intense black paint which is 100% glazed and is strongly reflective. The glazing is the result of traces of lead in the black paint in combination with a firing which occurred at a very high temperature. There is a very small crack extending down about 1 inch from the rim; it has been glued and is virtually unnoticeable. Pottery in such superb condition as this bowl is extremely rare.
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FINEST CHACO TALL NECK PITCHER IN PRIVATE HANDS
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Pre 1492 item# 355453 (stock# L103)
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Very little needs to be said for this wonderful Chaco pitcher which measures 7.4 inches tall and, at the base, 5.8 inches wide. The bold design is executed on a bright white slip with superb line work. This pitcher is regarded by major collectors and dealers alike as absolutely the finest Chaco tall neck pitcher to exist in private hands. This pitcher was originally in my collection and sold in 2001. Since then we have quietly placed the piece into two major collections. Recently we reacquired the pitcher and can offer it to that next special collection. Discovered on the Tommy Cox ranch in New Mexico in 1997.
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SNOWFLAKE (C. 1150-1250AD) PITCHER - PERFECTION!
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Pre 1492 item# 355424 (stock# L102)
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This beautiful Snowflake (C. 1150–1250AD) pitcher is perfect in every way. Measuring 6 inches by 5.5 inches it exhibits a beautiful white slip with incredible jet black paint that is completely glazed. The glazing is caused from traces of lead which is in the black paint in combination the fact that it was fired at temperatures much higher than normal. It is not a stretch to say that this pitcher is in as perfect condition as the day it was made – there is no damage what so ever and no restoration of any kind. This is truly a piece for the collector or institution which demands total perfection.
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INCREDIBLE ST JOHN C. 1150, BK/OR EFFIGY PITCHER, MINT!
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Pre 1492 item# 354779 (stock# L-101)
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The pitcher offered here was recently acquired from a well know collection assembled by a doctor who possesses not only a highly refined, critical eye, but a passion, willingness and where-with-all to seek out and acquire the very best. The doctor purchased this pitcher in 1992 from a private collector for $7,500.00, a price that was considered very high for the times. He understood that only a handful of condition rarities ever present themselves during a collection building lifetime and when they do money really becomes of little importance. Once gone they tend never to be released.
The St. Johns (C. 1050 – 1200) pitcher measures 6.25” tall and 6.0 inches wide and exhibits a brilliant orange slip with a bold black design. As if that is not enough, incredibly, there is a dog standing of four legs, with bold black eyes, peering over the upper edge into the pitcher! The back of the dog image bears a checkerboard design. The exterior still exhibits traces of lime from being buried for centuries.
The love and beauty the creator of this pitcher instilled into this amazing artifact is so apparent -- a love that will only be challenged by its new guardian.
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VERY RARE ANASAZI P-IV POLYCHROME BASKET, MINT
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Pre 1492 item# 343801 (stock# A802)
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Pottery is “for ever”, it will survive in excess of 10,000 years given normal conditions. But items made from plant material usually deteriorate in a few decades which makes the survival of this amazing basket all that more incredible! Measuring 5.5” tall and 3.9” wide it is composed of willow rods and polychrome reed material. It is in perfect condition without and type of restoration whatsoever. The period for the basket is P-IV (1300 - 1525AD) and is completely consistent with the designs known to have been made during the period with pottery. This basket offers the sophisticated collector a rare opportunity to acquire a basket type which is virtually never seen in the marketplace today. Please feel free to call and discuss this important item with me.
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