Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Tairona, ca.1000 to 1550 CE. A charming pottery vessel featuring a bulbous body and a round shoulder that tapers to a flared spout bearing an anthropomorphic visage with applied features, all adorned in light orange, russet, and black slips. Sitting on a planar base, the figural vessel presents coffee bean-shaped eyes, a straight nose with flared nostrils, and elongated lips. A raised border surrounds the face, while a ribbon-form handle arches out from the opposite side of the spout. Size: 3.3" Diameter x 4.6" H (8.4 cm x 11.7 cm) Provenance: ex-private Bishop Family Trust collection, the Trust of the late Bill Bishop, a noted antiquarian with shops in Scottsdale, Arizona and Allenspark, Colorado, USA, acquired before 2010 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. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #172901