*** Large Snow Flake Black-on-White Pitcher, Mogollon 1100 AD - 1250 AD. sale! EX-Sotheby’s sale House NYC.***
offer WITH CONFIDENCE
DESCRIPTION Fort Knox Antiquities is very pleased to offer this large Native American, Snow Flake Black-on-White Pitcher, Mogollon 1100 AD - 1250 AD, often called Anasazi. This boldly painted black on white pitcher is very well painted bold interlocking designs on the bulbous body. The tall neck has interlocking “Parrot” designs bands circling the vessel. The intact handle is made of four coils fused together and then painted with diagonal hash marks. There are also several randomly painted black marks on the vessel towards the bottom. A beautiful piece in excellent condition. Provenance: Originally acquired Sotheby’s New York City in the 1960’s, then called Parke-Benet sales. The pitcher remains in as found condition, completely intact with no repairs and no restoration. Four intentionally chipped “Killed” directional chips at rim. These chips are intentional impacts to “Kill” the vessel in the four directions. The pitcher has not been cleaned and still retains some of the sediment stains from recovery. I can assist you in having the piece cleaned at additional cost from our restorer if desired. This will remove the staining and likely reduce or completely remove the yellowing of the vessel. Of interest, the designation of Snow Flake is not a reference to frozen water that falls from the sky. Its name comes from the area in Norther Arizona where it was first described. The nearby town was founder by Mormon settlers Snow and Flake. All pieces guaranteed as stated. The pitcher measures 5.25 inches tall and 5.0 inches in diameter.
Buyers should use caution in buying artifacts. Recently many stone “Hohokam” replicas have found their way onto the market. Not only are these illegal to possess as forgeries but they are also not authentic. Know what you are buying. We will help anyone with authentication at no charge and write letters to help you recover our monies if needed. We do authentication works for a long list of museums and publications and have several archeologists on staff to assist in authenticating you clay and stone artifacts..
ABOUT OUR GALLERY
Fort Knox Antiquities is a large free standing, 2200 square feet ancient art gallery located in the heart of down town Scottsdale’s gallery center. We are located at:
7056 E. Main St. Suite B
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
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We are open to the public 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM Tuesday – Saturday (MST)
Fort Knox Antiquities has supplied collectors and museums around the world with thousands of artifacts for display. We have a huge amount of inventory available ranging from Pre-Columbian, Egyptian, Middle Eastern, Roman, pre-historic Native American, and Greek artifacts, not all are shown here. If you have any questions or are looking for a specific piece or culture type please contact us. We have also purchased several important collections and museums and pass the pieces onto you. Antiquities are not just beautiful pieces of ancient art, but also a great investment as antiquity values continue to increase over the years.
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY Fort Knox Antiquities will provide the top buyer with a Certificate of Authenticity guaranteeing this piece to be authentic to the region and period stated. Top buyer will pay $25.00 shipping, insurance and handling.
Period: Native American, Mogollon (ca. 1100 AD). Composition: Hand formed, burnished, painted & low fired clay Insured value: $2,000.00
FORT KNOX ANTIQUITIES Authenticity, Experience, Integrity
Fort Knox antiquities operates a public art gallery located in Scottsdale, Arizona in the heart of the art gallery center. Fort Knox Antiquities specializes in purchasing and selling estate and private collections of antiquities and coins, both large and small. Fort Knox Antiquities prides itself in dealing in only AUTHENTIC artifacts and antiquities. All pieces sold by Fort Knox Antiquities are legally obtained from collections that do not violate any Federal antiquity laws. These pieces were acquired prior to the UNESCO Treaty. Wholesale prices available to dealers and customers on multiple purchases. Contact us at 480-874-1007 for questions about this or our other sales.
