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Fall 2024 Fine Art & Estate Auction

Polychrome Badger Effigy Jar, Mexico

This auction ended on October 31, 2024.

Start price: $20

Estimated price: $40 - $60

Buyer's Premium: 25%

Sold for: $21

Description

Item/Description: Reproduction Pre-Colombian Casas Grande Polychrome Effigy Jar. Zoomorphic vessel from Casas Grande (northern Mexican state of Chihuahua) National Museum of Anthropology reproduction. Makers mark reads in part: Mexico. Rounded jar in the form of a badger with open moth, the body decorated with repeating stepped, triangular, and other geometric and linear patterns. (Northern Mexico, Paquime, Pottery Vessel)

Material: Clay, paint

Dimensions: Length: 6 3/4"; Width: 6 1/2"; Height: 7"

Condition: Signs of age and wear include surface scratches, scuffing,

Age: 1960s

Provenance: JoAnn Young Collection. National Museum of Anthropology

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