{"product_id":"160901-32-prehistoric-indian-pre-columbian-casas-grandes-pottery-jar-gourd-form","title":"Prehistoric Pre-Columbian Casas Grandes Pottery Jar","description":"\u003cp\u003ePre-Columbian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4.25\" H x 6\" D\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHand Coiled Gourd Form with Indentations on Sides and Outward Turned Lip with Two small Holes on Each Side of the Jar\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Good Condition with Chips on the Rim as Seen in Photos\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eCasas Grandes pottery is the distinctive ceramic tradition of the Casas Grandes culture, a Pre-Columbian (prehistoric) society centered in the Chihuahua region of northern Mexico, with its primary site at Paquimé. This culture flourished roughly from A.D. 1100–1450 (Medio period), peaking around 1200–1450, before the settlements were abandoned.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display: none; mso-hide: all;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe pottery is renowned for its high quality, graphic inventiveness, and complex iconography, often ranking among the finest ceramic arts of the ancient Americas. Potters created vessels by hand (typically coil-built), with a buff or reddish slip base decorated in polychrome designs using red, black, brown, and sometimes white pigments. Common forms include globular or tapered jars (ollas), bowls, and distinctive effigy vessels shaped like humans, animals (e.g., macaws, badgers, fish), or other figures.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antique American Indian Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45877195079845,"sku":"160901-32","price":285.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/6071\/5685\/files\/s725348264778838518_p3619_i21_w1000.jpg?v=1757345259","url":"https:\/\/antiqueamericanindianart.com\/products\/160901-32-prehistoric-indian-pre-columbian-casas-grandes-pottery-jar-gourd-form","provider":"Antique American Indian Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}