Ceramic And Pigment Collection

Handle Spout Vessel Depicting Oral Sex, 100 B. C. / A. D. 500. Creator: Unknown
Handle Spout Vessel Depicting Oral Sex, 100 B.C./A.D. 500

Pedestal Bowl Depicting an Anthropomorphic Saurian Figure, A. D. 1100 / 1300
Pedestal Bowl Depicting an Anthropomorphic Saurian Figure, A.D. 1100/1300. Cocle, possibly La Pena, Veraguas province, Panama

Jar with Abstract Human Face Painted on Shoulder, 650 / 150 B. C. Creator: Unknown
Jar with Abstract Human Face Painted on Shoulder, 650/150 B.C. Ica Valley, Peru

Bowl with a Figure Holding a Macaw, 1400 / 1625. Creator: Unknown
Bowl with a Figure Holding a Macaw, 1400/1625. Hopi, First Mesa, Arizona

Covered Vessel with the Principal Bird and Peccary Heads, A. D. 200 / 300. Creator: Unknown
Covered Vessel with the Principal Bird and Peccary Heads, A.D. 200/300. Early Classic Maya, Peten region, Guatemala

Polychrome Plate Depicting a Standing Figure with Ornate Speach-Scroll, A. D. 600 / 900
Polychrome Plate Depicting a Standing Figure with Ornate Speach-Scroll, A.D. 600/900. Classic Veracruz, Cerro Montoso style, Mexico

Open Bowl in the Form of a Jaguar, A. D. 600 / 900. Creator: Unknown
Open Bowl in the Form of a Jaguar, A.D. 600/900. Ometepe Island, Lake Nicaragua (Cocibolca), Nicaragua

Tripod Polychrome Bowl Depicting a Serpent with Feathers, A. D. 500 / 750. Creator: Unknown
Tripod Polychrome Bowl Depicting a Serpent with Feathers, A.D. 500/750. Classic Veracruz, Los Tuxtlas, Veracruz, Mexico

Tripod vessel with Knotted Motif, A. D. 850 / 950. Creator: Unknown
Tripod vessel with Knotted Motif, A.D. 850/950. Classic Maya, Ulua River Valley, Honduras, or Peten region, Guatemala

Polychrome Jar, c. 1920. Creator: Unknown
Polychrome Jar, c. 1920. Hopi, First Mesa, Arizona

Bowl Depicting a Mask atop a Bighorn-Sheep Head, 1300 / 1400. Creator: Unknown
Bowl Depicting a Mask atop a Bighorn-Sheep Head, 1300/1400. Four Mile Polychrome, White Mountain Redware, Cibola region, Arizona

Tripod Bowl Depicting Head of Bird on its Interior Surface, A. D. 1200 / 1521
Tripod Bowl Depicting Head of Bird on its Interior Surface, A.D. 1200/1521. Mixteca-Puebla style, Cholula, Puebla, Mexico

Jar with Textile-Like Pattern and Handle in Form of an Animal, A. D. 1000 / 1476
Jar with Textile-Like Pattern and Handle in Form of an Animal, A.D. 1000/1476. Chancay, Peru

Tall Necked Jar in the Form of an Abstract Head with Animal Forms, A. D. 500 / 1000
Tall Necked Jar in the Form of an Abstract Head with Animal Forms, A.D. 500/1000. Possibly Nieveria, Peru or Bolivia

Bowl Depicting a Bird with Outstretched Wings, 1300 / 1400. Creator: Unknown
Bowl Depicting a Bird with Outstretched Wings, 1300/1400. Four Mile Polychrome, White Mountain Red Ware, Cibola region, Arizona

Urn Painted with a Geometric Textile-like Pattern, A. D. 1100 / 1500. Creator: Unknown
Urn Painted with a Geometric Textile-like Pattern, A.D. 1100/1500. Carchi, Carchi province, Ecuador

Small Bowl with an Abstract Insect or Animal Painted in Interior, A. D. 950 / 1150
Small Bowl with an Abstract Insect or Animal Painted in Interior, A.D. 950/1150. Mogollon, Arizona or New Mexico

Gourd-Shaped Blackware Jar with Modeled Monkey Handle, A. D. 1000 / 1450. Creator: Unknown
Gourd-Shaped Blackware Jar with Modeled Monkey Handle, A.D. 1000/1450. Peru, possibly Lambayeque or Inca-Chimu

Jar, A. D. 950 / 1150. Creator: Unknown
Jar, A.D. 950/1150. Hohokam, Arizona

Polychrome Bowl with Abstract Geometric Motifs, 1000 / 1400. Creator: Unknown
Polychrome Bowl with Abstract Geometric Motifs, 1000/1400. Four Mile Polychrome, Cibola region, Arizona

Bowl, A. D. 950 / 1150. Creator: Unknown
Bowl, A.D. 950/1150. Mimbres branch of the Mogollon, Classic Mimbres Black-on-white, New Mexico

Vessel Depicting a Mythological Scene, A. D. 600 / 800. Creator: Unknown
Vessel Depicting a Mythological Scene, A.D. 600/800. Maya, Codex Style, probably La Corona, Guatemala

Water-Lily Vessel, A. D. 750 / 800. Creator: Ah Maxam
Water-Lily Vessel, A.D. 750/800. Maya, Naranjo, Peten, Guatemala

Vessel of the Dancing Lords, A. D. 750 / 800. Creator: Ah Maxam
Vessel of the Dancing Lords, A.D. 750/800. Cup-shaped ceramic vessel, Maya ruler dressed as the maize god with red glyphs and dancing figures, orange on cream ground

Masked Figurine with Boar Headdress, Possibly a Ocarina (Whistle), c. A. D. 1300
Masked Figurine with Boar Headdress, Possibly a Ocarina (Whistle), c. A.D. 1300. Tairona, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia

Whistle with an Iguana or Saurian Sculpted on its Surface, c. A. D. 1300. Creator: Unknown
Whistle with an Iguana or Saurian Sculpted on its Surface, c. A.D. 1300. Tairona, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia

Blackware Vessel with Flaring Rim in the Form of a Seated Figure, A. D. 1000/1500. Creator: Unknown
Blackware Vessel with Flaring Rim in the Form of a Seated Figure, A.D. 1000/1500. Manteno, Ecuador

Dancing Figure Wearing Animal Headdress and Ornate Costume, A. D. 600 / 900
Dancing Figure Wearing Animal Headdress and Ornate Costume, A.D. 600/900. Late Classic Veracruz, Mexico

Single-Handled Pedestal Jar with Geometric Motifs and Appliques on Shoulders, A. D
Single-Handled Pedestal Jar with Geometric Motifs and Appliques on Shoulders, A.D. 1000/1470. Lambayeque, Peru

Gourd-Shaped Blackware Jar with Standing Puma on Shoulder, 200 B. C. / A. D. 200
Gourd-Shaped Blackware Jar with Standing Puma on Shoulder, 200 B.C./A.D. 200. Salinar, Peru

Handle Spout Vessel in the Form of a Seated Man Carrying a Jar, A. D. 700 / 1000
Handle Spout Vessel in the Form of a Seated Man Carrying a Jar, A.D. 700/1000. Lambayeque, Peru

Polychrome Jar, c. 1920. Creator: Isabel Medina Toribio
Polychrome Jar, c. 1920. Zia Pueblo, New Mexico

Bowl, 1360 / 1450. Creator: Unknown
Bowl, 1360/1450. Roosevelt Red Ware, Cliff Polychrome, Tonto variety, Cibola region, Arizona

Standing, "Smiling"Figure with Hands Raised, A. D. 600 / 900. Creator: Unknown
Standing, " Smiling" Figure with Hands Raised, A.D. 600/900. Remojadas, Veracruz, Mexico

Ballplayer Figurine, A. D. 800 / 1400. Creator: Unknown
Ballplayer Figurine, A.D. 800/1400. Huaxtec, Panuco River Valley, Veracruz, Mexico

Polychrome Bowl, c. 1890. Creator: We'wah
Polychrome Bowl, c. 1890. Probably made by We'wah. Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico

Female Figurine, A. D. 800 / 1400. Creator: Unknown
Female Figurine, A.D. 800/1400. Huaxtec, Panuco River Valley, Veracruz, Mexico

Bowl with Abstract, Geometric Rendering of Blanket on Interior, 1400 / 1600
Bowl with Abstract, Geometric Rendering of Blanket on Interior, 1400/1600. Hopi, Jeddito Black-on-yellow, Arizona

Masked Figurine Holding a Drum, Possibly a Ocarina (Whistle), c. A. D. 1300
Masked Figurine Holding a Drum, Possibly a Ocarina (Whistle), c. A.D. 1300. Tairona, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia

Bowl with Radiating Striped Bands and Triangles and Interlocking Zigzag on Exterior, A. D
Bowl with Radiating Striped Bands and Triangles and Interlocking Zigzag on Exterior, A.D. 1300/1400. Salado, Gila Polychrome, Arizona

Polychrome Bowl Depicting Eight Abstract Motifs on Exterior, 1200 / 1521. Creator: Unknown
Polychrome Bowl Depicting Eight Abstract Motifs on Exterior, 1200/1521. Probably Cholula, Mixteca-Puebla style, Puebla, Mexico

Double-Chambered Jar Depicting a Figure Holding a Cup or Flute, A. D. 500 / 800
Double-Chambered Jar Depicting a Figure Holding a Cup or Flute, A.D. 500/800. Nieveria, Peru

Handeled Jar with Painted Relief Depicting Figure with Animals, 1000 / 1476
Handeled Jar with Painted Relief Depicting Figure with Animals, 1000/1476. warrior wearing a crescent headdress and holding a staff, with fish and other animals. Lambayeque or Tiwanaku, Peru

Shoulder Cauldron with Diagonal Basketry Pattern, A. D. 950 / 1150. Creator: Unknown
Shoulder Cauldron with Diagonal Basketry Pattern, A.D. 950/1150. Pattern possibly imitating basketry weaving. Hohokam, Sacaton Red-on-buff, Arizona

Pedestal Bowl Depicting Bicephalic Footed Serpent with Headcrest, A. D. 700 / 1100
Pedestal Bowl Depicting Bicephalic Footed Serpent with Headcrest, A.D. 700/1100. Cocle, possibly Los Santos province, Panama

Tripod Vessel Depicting Monkey Hunters and Traders, A. D. 850 / 950. Creator: Unknown
Tripod Vessel Depicting Monkey Hunters and Traders, A.D. 850/950. Classic Maya, Ulua River Valley, Honduras, or Peten region, Guatemala

Globular Jar with Modeled Figures in Erotic Scene, A. D. 1000 / 1470. Creator: Unknown
Globular Jar with Modeled Figures in Erotic Scene, A.D. 1000/1470. Chancay, Peru

Polychrome Jar, c. 1875. Creator: Unknown
Polychrome Jar, c. 1875. Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico, United States

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"Ceramic and Pigment: A Journey through Ancient Artistry" Step into the captivating world art as we explore a diverse collection of exquisite pieces from various time periods. From anthropomorphic saurian figures to intricate abstract human faces, each artifact tells a unique story that spans centuries. Behold the Pedestal Bowl Depicting an Anthropomorphic Saurian Figure, crafted between A. D. 1100 and 1300. Its delicate details showcase the mastery of ancient artisans who skillfully molded clay into a mesmerizing representation of mythical creatures. Travel back even further in time with the Jar with Abstract Human Face Painted on Shoulder, dating back to 650 B. C. This enigmatic piece leaves us pondering its significance, inviting us to unravel the mysteries hidden within its brushstrokes. Marvel at the Bowl with a Figure Holding a Macaw, created by unknown hands between 1400 and 1625. The vibrant colors breathe life into this vessel as it depicts an individual cradling nature's beauty in their arms—an ode to harmony between humans and animals. The Covered Vessel with the Principal Bird and Peccary Heads takes us back to A. D. 200-300 when skilled craftsmen shaped clay into functional yet striking objects adorned with symbolic representations of wildlife—a testament to their reverence for nature's wonders. Enter an era where polychrome plates became canvases for artistic expression; behold the Polychrome Plate Depicting a Standing Figure with Ornate Speech-Scroll from A. D. 600-900. Its intricate patterns captivate our gaze while leaving room for interpretation—what stories does this figure convey? Discover another masterpiece—the Open Bowl in the Form of a Jaguar—from A. D. 600-900, showcasing meticulous craftsmanship that transformed clay into majestic feline form—a tribute to both strength and grace.