**Originally Listed At $400** Pre-Columbian, Northwest Mexico, Chihuahua, Casas Grandes (Paquime), ca. 1280 to 1450 CE. A fabulous russet-hued earthenware jar exhibiting a rotund body with a slanted shoulder that rises to a narrow mouth and a flared rim, all sitting upon a rounded base. Two pairs of drill holes are featured just below the rim, allowing the vessel to be suspended. Size: 7" Diameter x 5.8" H (17.8 cm x 14.7 cm) Casas Grandes (Spanish for Great Houses; also known as Paquime) is a prehistoric archaeological site in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua. Casas Grandes is one of the largest and most complex Mogollon culture sites in the region. Settlement began after 1130 CE and would see the larger buildings developed into multi-storied dwellings after 1350 CE. The community was abandoned approximately 1450 CE. Casas Grandes is regarded as one of the most significant Mogollon archaeological zones in the northwestern Mexico region, linking it to other sites in Arizona and New Mexico in the United States, and exhibiting the expanse of the Mogollon sphere of influence. Provenance: private South Carolina, USA collection, acquired in November 2017; ex-Artemis Gallery, Louisville, Colorado, USA; ex-private Olan collection, California, USA, by family descent, acquired 1960 to 1970 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #171462品相报告: Professionally repaired and restored. Light abrasions and scratches as shown, commensurate with age. Otherwise, excellent with great pigment and nice earthen and manganese deposits.