Mixtec Ceramic Jar and Michoacán Red-on-Buff Ceramic Jar

Item Details

Mixtec (Pre-Columbian Mexico)
Jar, 1200 – 1400 CE
Ceramic
Inventory inscriptions to the side and underside

Michoacán (Pre-Columbian Mexico)
Jar, 800 – 1200 CE
Red-on-buff earthenware

Provenance:
from the collection of artists Lenore and Robert Szesko (Chicago, Illinois).

• Please note, this item is highly fragile and/or requires custom packing. Additional handling time should be expected. If pickup is selected please bring appropriate packing materials.

Condition

- one lug of larger vessel restored; chip to the rim and hole to one side of larger vessel with a hairline crack running to the rim above; chip to the rim of the smaller jar and black pigment stains throughout; overall wear and abrasions to vessels.

Dimensions

- measures the larger vessel.

Item #

ITMG880194