Lot 226
  • 226

Mimbres Black-on-White Pictorial Bowl

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description

  • clay
  • 4 x 9 1/2 inches
painted in the basin with two human figures, their arms outstretched, possibly enagaged in combat, surmounted by a geometric band; a series of inventory numbers written on the exterior: PW/265; 9936-W; PW2014.

Provenance

Peter Wray Collection
Acquired from Gallery 10, Santa Fe, NM

Condition

Broken and re-glued from original pieces; minor fil. Stable.
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