Chupicuaro Cylinder Vessel, Fire-Clouded Burnished Surface

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Guanajuato, Chupícuaro, ca. 500 BCE – 300 CE. A hand-built pottery vase with a rounded base, tall cylindrical walls and a flared rim opening onto a deep interior. The surface is highly burnished in varying shades of brown, with darker areas of fire-clouding from the open firing. Chupícuaro potters of the Bajío region were known for their finely burnished wares, and vessels like this one were often placed in burials. Item # 150360

Estimate:$150

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