Lot 23

West Mexican Pottery Vessels - Jalisco Olla & Zoomorphic Effigy

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West Mexican Pottery Vessels - Jalisco Olla & Zoomorphic Effigy

Estimate: $600 - $900

Starting Bid: $300

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by Artemis Fine Arts
August 7, 2026 9:00 AM MDT
Live Auction
686 S. Taylor Avenue
Suite 108
Louisville, CO, US 80027

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE – 300 CE. A pair of burnished West Mexican earthenware vessels. The larger is a globular olla with an everted rim and mottled red-brown surface bearing vertical stripe decoration, likely Jalisco. The smaller is a zoomorphic effigy vessel, probably a lizard or turtle, with modeled legs, a flared neck, and white-painted circles and scrolls over a burnished orange-brown body. Size of largest: 5.5" W x 4.5" H (14.0 cm W x 11.4 cm H).

Provenance: private Phoenix, Arizona, USA collection, ex Dr. G. Smith, San Diego, CA, before 2015, ex Denver, Colorado collection, before 2005

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Item # 203558

  • Condition: Lizard pot is restored with new material, the head and tail are new material. Chips to feet. Loss to rim on large pot.

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$300 $999 $50
$1,000 $1,999 $100
$2,000 $4,999 $250
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$10,000 $19,999 $1,000
$20,000 $49,999 $2,500
$50,000 $99,999 $5,000
$100,000 $199,999 $10,000
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