A ZIA POLYCHROME JAR

POSSIBLY TRIOS

Details

A ZIA POLYCHROME JAR
POSSIBLY TRIOS
With small concave base, of globular form with rounded shoulders and tapering neck, thick walls painted in red and black over a creamy white slip, with a broad central band composed of elaborate scrolled motifs enclosing trefoils, with two stripes on the rounded shoulder surmounted by a band of crescent motifs and narrow scalloped band at the rim
11in. (28.6cm.) diameter

Provenance

Larry Frank Collection

Lot Essay

A tag inside the jar reads as follows: "# 205 Trios Polychrome Water Jar, c: 1860, 11" D x 10" H. Larry Frank Collection."

For a full discussion on the comparison of Zia Polychrome and Trios Polychrome see Frank and Harlow, 1990.

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