Southwest Polychrome Pottery Jar

Description:

Southwest Polychrome Pottery Jar, Zuni, late 19th century, with alternating registers of heartline deer-in-the-house motifs and two large floral medallions, with repeated abstract motifs around the neck, ht. 9, dia. 11 1/2 in.
Estimate $3,000-4,000

No visible cracks or repairs; rim and paint loss and some pitting; overall surface discoloration due to water; the bulk of the white pigment appears to have been lost.


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