**Originally Listed At $1500** Native American, Southeast or Midwest, Mississippian, ca. 1150 to 1450 CE. An impressive hand-built pottery vessel boasting a warm hue of sandy brown and a bulbous body with a thick neck and annular flared rim, all sitting upon a round base. The ancient vessel has been skillfully incised in a technique known as Walls Engraved, consisting of a spiraling motif along its body and zigzag striations along its neck. Size: 4.5" in diameter x 5" H (11.4 cm x 12.7 cm) This piece has been tested using thermoluminescence (TL) analysis and has been found to be ancient and of the period stated. A full printed and bound report is available to the buyer upon request. Provenance: private Kansas City, Missouri, USA collection; ex-John Townsend collection, formed in the 1970s and earlier 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. #162386品相报告: TL holes on base and under rim. Collection label written on base. Chips to rim and expected age wear throughout. Otherwise, excellent with nice earthen deposits.