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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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INCREDIBLE SNOWFLAKE B/W DUCK, PUBLISHED!
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Pre 1492 item# 343761 (stock# A802)
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Offered here is an incredible duck effigy C. 1100 - 1250AD, it's image is published in Bill Schenck's RE-CREATING THE WORLD, 2002, PLATE 31.
THE TEXT FROM THE BOOK READS “PLATE 31 – SNOWFLAKE BLACK-ON-WHITE, CIBOLA WHITE WARE, ca. AD 1100-1250, height 8”, length 9.5”. The duck effigy canteen is painted with a checkered rattlesnake stretched around the shoulder of the vessel. (82) The head of the snake painted on the breast of the effigy is a startling, grimacing death head similar to those discussed in Plates 49, 54, and 68.”
This is a very rare effigy, the broad bill is virtually never seen and the “death-head snake” exceptionally rare. There is a piece of restoration on the bottom left side (looks like the country of India, photo #7) and a very small (less than a dime) piece on the right side. The slip is very white, very dark consistent black paint and bright hard polish. For some unknown reason effigies are undervalued in today's market...this piece is an exceptional value. EX. BILL SCHENCK
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VERY RARE ANASAZI HUMAN STONE SANDSTONE PALLET
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Pre 1492 item# 305533 (stock# P-128)
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This pallet is an absolutely genuine and unique work of art from the prehistoric Southwest! Any stone carving from the prehistoric Southwest is scarce with the majority of the known pieces coming from the Mimbres, Hohokam or Casas cultures. Examples of stone carvings from the Anasazi (C. 900 - 1300AD) culture are rare with human forms being the rarest and most desirable examples. The distinguishing characteristic which sets this apart as Anasazi is that it is made from a red sandstone…a material that was not used by the Mimbres, Hohokam or Casas. This incredible pallet measures 9.25” tall and exhibits no less than SEVEN (7) distinct pigment colors on the surface. The obverse has a distinctive head with three dimensional eyes and nose; there are four horizontal bands of color…red, white, dark red/white and black. The center of the pallet has a distinctive white pigment and the border is executed in both red and black. There are two well-defined legs, one red and the other black, which terminate in a distinctive foot. The obverse though is what really distinguishes this piece. Again, the head has four bands of color but in the center of the back are SEVEN (7) clearly defined concentric rings, each a different color. What this piece was used for is not clear; it is possible that the center held a reflective mica material which would have made it similar to today’s mirrors. A truly rare and exceptional artifact of the Anasazi culture! There is a break at the neck that has been glued, no restoration or any addition of pigment or paint.
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SOCORRO BOWL W/SHAMAN FIGURE C. 1100AD
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Pre 1492 item# 305507 (stock# A-149)
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This is an exceptionally rare bowl, measuring 11” x 4”, exhibiting a clear full image of a Shaman. The staff is distinctly visible in the upper right; the body displays a diamonded cape with legs protruding from the bottom. At the front of the head, toward the staff, shows a clear plumed headdress and another part of the headdress trailing from the rear of the head. Such images are very rare on any type of Anasazi pottery. The bowl appears to have been a cave find and is broken and glued without restoration of any kind. All the paint, without exception, is original.
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ANASAZI KAYENTA OLLA/CUP W/ORIGINAL YUCCA YARN AND TIE
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Pre 1492 item# 298552 (stock# A-208)
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Offerings such as this wonderful combination are rarely seen or available to the collecting public. The olla contained this ball of yucca yarn and was covered with the cup. The olla (9" x 7.5") and the cup (whole, 6") are Kayenta; the contents that were with it is a LARGE ball of yarn (6+", over 100 feet long). It was found in a cave by Zack Tillery of Aspen Colorado maybe 5-7 years ago. The cup acted as the lid and protected the contents perfectly. He split the items up and sold them individually.....I located them with help and put it back together.
Please note the ORIGINAL yucca tie on the side; this was done OVER 800 YEARS AGO to secure a small crack so that it would not open further therefore rendering the olla useless. Because the tie is made from organic material and is subject to decay, they rarely survived. Also note the small hole...when found this hole was filled with what appears to be pine pitch. The material has been preserved and is contained in aluminum foil which is inside the olla.
One cannot overstate the rarity of an item like this....noting that it is perfect original condition.
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