Lot 130

Rare Mississippian Pottery Jar with Faces

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Rare Mississippian Pottery Jar with Faces
Rare Mississippian Pottery Jar with Faces
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Rare Mississippian Pottery Jar with Faces

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Starting Bid: $350

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by Artemis Fine Arts
June 25, 2026 9:00 AM MDT (In Progress)
Live Auction
686 S. Taylor Avenue
Suite 108
Louisville, CO, US 80027

United States, Native American, Mississippian Valley, Mississippian culture, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A compelling globular jar animated by a ring of small modeled faces around the shoulder, each with paired perforations and incised whisker-like lines that lend the vessel a vigilant, guardian aura. Hand-built of low-fired earthenware, likely shell tempered, the pot has smoothed walls, a rounded base, and a short neck with slightly everted lip; its buff surfaces exhibit attractive smoke clouds from firing. The appliqué maskettes double as lug-like projections and speak to Mississippian interest in effigy imagery, vessels of this kind being used for daily storage as well as for feasting or ritual interment

Size: 5" D x 4.5" H (12.7 cm D x 11.4 cm H)

Provenance: ex-private Denver, Colorado, USA collection, ex Boulder, Colorado, USA collection, ex New York, NY collection.

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Item # 202263

  • Condition: Very Good. Stabilized stress cracks, 2 spalls on the interior of the vessel caused from small imperfections in the clay - usually calcium - work their way out of the pottery over an extended period of time.

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Bid Increments
From: To: Increments:
$0 $299 $25
$300 $999 $50
$1,000 $1,999 $100
$2,000 $4,999 $250
$5,000 $9,999 $500
$10,000 $19,999 $1,000
$20,000 $49,999 $2,500
$50,000 $99,999 $5,000
$100,000 $199,999 $10,000
$200,000 + $20,000