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MISSISSIPPIAN

• MISSISSIPPIAN RANCH INCISED POT, CIRCA
  MISSISSIPPIAN RANCH INCISED POT, CIRCA 1400-1700Mississippian ranch incised pot, circa 1400-1700, 3 1/2" h., 5 1/4" dia. Competitive in-house shipping is available for this lot. Condition: Small rim chips.
• NATIVE AMERICAN MISSISSIPPIAN POTTERY
  NATIVE AMERICAN MISSISSIPPIAN POTTERY BOTTLE Native American Caddoan Mississippian Culture red clay pottery bottle or vase, inscribed to underside: "Smithport Bottle / Miller Co. Ark." Flake losses and splitting to clay at neck.
• NATIVE AMERICAN MISSISSIPPIAN POTTERY
  NATIVE AMERICAN MISSISSIPPIAN POTTERY VASE Native American Mississippian Culture red clay pottery vase or jug. 10.25" H x 10" diameter. Flake losses.
• MISSISSIPPIAN CULTURE RHODES INCISED
  MISSISSIPPIAN CULTURE RHODES INCISED POTTERY JAR Rhodes incised pottery jar / vessel of Mississippian culture, inscribed to underside "Rhodes Incised / DeSoto .... / 1988." 6" H x 7" diameter.
• GROUP OF NATIVE AMERICAN POTTERY. Four
  GROUP OF NATIVE AMERICAN POTTERY. Four early Mississippian type bowls and vessel, largest 3"h. 7"d. and four 20th century including blackware plate, 9"d., dog figure and bird dish, 6.5"l., and redware wedding jar, 9.5"h. Varying wear and some edge flakes.
• Quapaw style Mississippian Pottery vase,
  Quapaw style Mississippian Pottery vase, red, black & white decoration, rounded but stable base, unmarked, 11-1/2" h
• NATIVE AMERICAN STONE ARTIFACTS, DEVON
  NATIVE AMERICAN STONE ARTIFACTS, DEVON FARMLarge collection of dug carved stone artifacts from Devon Farm in Nashville, TN, primarily Native American. Over 500 items, a few mounted on a homemade display board, including arrowheads, points, knives, scrapers, various tools, one shark's tooth, a pestle, and a strand of blue glass beads among others. Together with an old mid-19th century ledger with entries of excavated items including types of items and dates found (all items listed may not be present) and a University of TN newsletter titled "Legends and Lore: Southern Indians, Flowers, Holidays", printed 1961. Collection ranges in size from 1 1/4" H to 5 3/4" H. Pestle - 6" H. Note: Collection is AS FOUND and has not been sorted. Some items may not be Native American related. The book, "Images of America, Nashville from the Collection of Carl and Otto Griers", by James Hoobler, page 24, 1999, mentions "The Mississippian artifacts that [the Hicks family] dug up along the Harpeth River near Devon Farm, his family home." Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com) Condition: Varying as-found condition, some intact, others chipped.
• PRE-COLUMBIAN DOUBLE NOTCHED STONE AXE
  PRE-COLUMBIAN DOUBLE NOTCHED STONE AXE HEADPre-Columbian double notched stone war axe head. Multiple plough gouges. Rare form. Possibly Mississippian. Possibly ceremonial. Keywords: Pre-Columbian, Prehistoric, Stone Tool Height: 5 in x width: 3 1/2 in x depth: 3/4 in. Condition: Please contact us for a detailed condition report. Please note that the lack of a condition statement does not imply perfect condition. Email condition@revereauctions.com with any condition questions.
• 12 MISSISSIPPIAN / CADDO STONE PROJECTILE
  12 MISSISSIPPIAN / CADDO STONE PROJECTILE POINTSNative American, Southern United States, Mississippian / Caddo, ca. 900 to 1500 CE. A collection of 12 hand knapped stone projectile points, each flaked into a distinctive Harrell type of point. The Harrel point is a thin projectile with a flattened cross section and straight blade - and a few exhibit petite serrations. The points have 2 side notches and a basal notch that form horizontal shoulders and pronounced ears or wings with pointed tips. All are displayed in a modern case and are made with chert stones in creamy pink, beige, gray, black, and a nearly translucent quartzite. The petite size of each is quite impressive and would have taken immense patience and a gentle hand to knap the ears and blades without shattering the stone. Size of largest point: 1" L x 0.6" W (2.5 cm x 1.5 cm); case: 6.25" L x 5.25" W (15.9 cm x 13.3 cm) Provenance: private Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA collection; ex-Dr. David Harner collection, Springdale, Arkansas, USA, acquired between the 1950s to 1960s 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. #162504 Condition: Minor nicks and chips to peripheries, otherwise intact. Contained in a Riker case.
• 4 SEA LIFE FOSSILS: CRINOID, TRILOBITES,
  4 SEA LIFE FOSSILS: CRINOID, TRILOBITES, & SNAILSNorth America, United States, Ohio, New York, & Indiana, Ordovician, Devonian, & Mississippian period, ca. 488.3 to 318 million years ago. This is a fascinating collection of fossils - 4 pieces containing 6 fossils total! The largest matrix is a gray slate that has part of a crinoid with the tendril-like tentacles clustered together, and a platyceras sea snail shell fragment. Crinoids and platyceras had a symbiotic relationship, the snails ate the fecal matter from the crinoids, although there is evidence that they may have been parasitic and bored directly into the crinoids' stomachs! The other matrix contains a partially enrolled trilobite (Flexicalymene meeki), and a snail shell from what is likely a Cyclonema. The other trilobite (Phacops rana) is also partially enrolled - a defensive position to protect the soft underbelly from predators, much like modern day pill bugs. The brachiopod is a beautiful specimen - the original external shell material was replaced by shimmering pyrite as it fossilized! Size of brachiopod: 2" L x 1" W (5.1 cm x 2.5 cm) Provenance: ex-Stein collection, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA, acquired prior to 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. #164167 Condition: The crinoid matrix is repaired from 3 large pieces with adhesive and stable fissures are visible on frontside. The crinoid has great details! The trilobite and snail matrix are well preserved and professionally prepared, and the trilobite is arranged and adhered to the matrix, and the snail is original to the formation. The other enrolled trilobite has excellent preservation to eye lobe texture. Brachiopod has chips to periphery of the shell and is not attached to any matrix. All have a paper label on the base of find site and species.
• PREHISTORIC MISSISSIPPIAN SHELL BEAD
  PREHISTORIC MISSISSIPPIAN SHELL BEAD NECKLACES (PR)Native American, Southeastern or Midwestern United States, Mississippian, ca. 900 to 1543 CE. A fine set of two necklaces strung with dozens of white shell beads. Both wearable compositions are adorned with cylindrical seed-form beads as well as at least 1 discoid pendant, and the larger necklace features slender tubular beads interspersed amongst the petite beads. Areas of brown, burnt ochre, and citrine hues are scattered across many beads and show the original surface coloration before being cleaned. Each necklace is capped with a modern gold-plated loop and lobster clasp combo to enable wearability. Size (largest necklace): 19.8" L (50.3 cm); (largest bead): 1.1" W x 1.2" H (2.8 cm x 3 cm); (second necklace): 18.8" L (47.8 cm) Provenance: private Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA collection; ex-Dr. David Harner collection, Springdale, Arkansas, USA, acquired between the 1950s and 1960s 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. #166980 Condition: Wearable as shown and strung in modern times. Shell beads are ancient, and stringing and gold-plated components are modern. Minor chips and staining to some smaller beads, with larger chips to some discoid beads, and light encrustations. Many beads have been cleaned to remove darker colors but with some left over to show original surface hues. Nice white bead coloration remaining throughout.
• MISSISSIPPIAN REDWARE BOWL W/ CORN GOD
  MISSISSIPPIAN REDWARE BOWL W/ CORN GOD HEADNative American, Southeast or Midwest, Mississippian, ca. 900 to 1543 CE. A remarkable pottery bowl displaying the head of the corn god - an important deity in Mississippian culture - rising upwards from the rim. The fascinating god wears his distinguishing pointed headdress, which is in the form of an ear of corn, and presents a minimalistic face with a large, pinched nose. Hemispherical in form, the vessel itself exhibits a round yet stable base and circular rim. Vibrant remains of red slip adorn the interior of the bowls basin. Size: 8.25" in diameter x 5.25" H (21 cm x 13.3 cm) Provenance: ex-Stein collection, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA, acquired prior to 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. #163984 Condition: Some losses and repairs to rim with break lines visible. Chips, losses, and softening of detail to corn god. Expected surface wear as shown with abrasions and nicks throughout. Char marks on exterior. Nice remains of pigments on interior.
• FINE MESSAPIAN GRAYWARE JARNative American,
  FINE MESSAPIAN GRAYWARE JARNative American, Southeast or Midwest, Mississippian, ca. 900 to 1543 CE. An elegant, hand-built pottery jar presenting thick walls that rise to a wide body, a broad, gently sloped shoulder, a narrow, tubular neck, and a slightly flared rim, all sitting upon a round yet stable base. Nice remains of gray slip envelop the exterior of this beautiful jar. The exterior of the jar's neck is inscribed "Wolf Lake, / Union Co. / Ill.," indicating where the ancient jar was found. Size: 9.4" Diameter x 8.2" H (23.9 cm x 20.8 cm) Provenance: private southwestern Pennsylvania, USA collection, acquired prior to 2000 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. #159947 Condition: Inscribed, "Wolf Lake, / Union Co. / Ill." on exterior of neck. Repair and restoration to rim. Expected nicks, indentations, pitting, staining, and abrasions, commensurate with age. Otherwise, excellent with nice earthen deposits and encrustations on interior.
• NATIVE AMERICAN MISSISSIPPIAN GRAYWARE
  NATIVE AMERICAN MISSISSIPPIAN GRAYWARE CLAY JARNative American, Southeast or Midwest, Mississippian, ca. 900 to 1543 CE. A charming pottery jar presenting a bulbous body with a brief shoulder, a gently attenuated neck, and a broad rim, all sitting upon a round yet stable base. A pair of equidistantly spaced handles of a thick ribbon-form flank the circular mouth, while a rich gray slip envelops the entirety of the ancient vessel. Size: 5.4" Diameter x 4.4" H (13.7 cm x 11.2 cm) Provenance: private southwestern Pennsylvania, USA collection, acquired prior to 2000 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. #159952 Condition: Expected nicks, chips, abrasions, and pitting throughout. Minor stains of blue paint on small area below shoulder. Resurfacing in areas. Otherwise, excellent with nice earthen deposits throughout.
• MISSISSIPPIAN BELL PLAIN POTTERY JAR
  MISSISSIPPIAN BELL PLAIN POTTERY JAR W/ TL TESTNative American, Southeast or Midwest, Mississippian, ca. 900 to 1300 CE. A gorgeous coil-formed Bell Plain pottery jar boasting a tiered and rounded base, a globular body, and a broad neck that stretches to a circular rim. Enveloped in a hue of dark taupe, the exterior of this vessel is intricately incised using the Walls Engraved technique with a series of curved shapes filled with lattice designs, intended as rattle snakes, and a large trefoil with spikes along its petals. Caddoan pottery was the finest produced by the Mississippian culture, with very thin walls, intricate motifs, and well-proportioned shapes. Size: 5.25" in diameter x 5.375" H (13.3 cm x 13.7 cm) This piece has been tested using thermoluminescence (TL) analysis and has been found to be ancient and of the period stated. A full report will accompany purchase. 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. b>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 b>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 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. #161652 Condition: Collection label and number written on base. TL indentation on inside rim and base. Tiny chip to rim. Expected light surface wear commensurate with age. Otherwise, excellent with lovely earthen deposits.
• PREHISTORIC MISSISSIPPIAN GRAYWARE JARNative
  PREHISTORIC MISSISSIPPIAN GRAYWARE JARNative American, Southeast or Midwest, Mississippian, ca. 900 to 1543 CE. A graceful pottery jar presenting a globular body with a wide hip, a rounded shoulder, a narrow neck, and a flared rim, all sitting upon a ring-form base. Enveloped in a rich gray slip, the beautiful vessel is inscribed "PENISCOT CO. [sic] / MO / Cumbell Site" on its base, indicating the place where it was discovered. Below the inscription is a petite label stating, "Found by Jeni / Weidner '86." Size: 6.3" Diameter x 7.8" H (16 cm x 19.8 cm) Provenance: private southwestern Pennsylvania, USA collection, acquired prior to 2000 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. b>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 b>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 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. #159968 Condition: Repaired from several pieces with restoration over break lines. Some expected nicks, abrasions, and pitting, commensurate with age. Modern felt pads on bottom of foot. Otherwise, excellent.
• NATIVE AMERICAN MISSISSIPPIAN KNAPPED
  NATIVE AMERICAN MISSISSIPPIAN KNAPPED STONE TOOL**Originally Listed At $500** North America, Native American, Kentucky, Fulton County, Mississippian culture, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A hand-knapped stone tool with an oblong form, slightly convex faces, and a thin curved blade. The narrow end is the butt or handle side, and widens to the cutting edge at the opposite end. The stone is smooth and polished towards the blade, likely from use. The knapping process involves striking a hard stone against a softer stone to flake the edges to the desired shape. Although this may sound simple, it took skill and patience. Stone tools such as this example were used for a variety of tasks, and this object may have been a hand tool or attached to a wooden handle. Size: 7.25" L x 2.125" W (18.4 cm x 5.4 cm) Lucite stand for photography purposes only. 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. 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. #161621 Condition: Old inventory label on front, and find site written on verso surface. Some smooth and polished areas from use. Minor nicks and chips to blade edge and peripheries not from knapping process. Some mineral deposits.
• RARE MISSISSIPPIAN CADDO INCISED POTTERY
  RARE MISSISSIPPIAN CADDO INCISED POTTERY SEED JARNative American, Southeastern United States, Arkansas, Hot Springs County, Mississippian / Caddo culture, ca. 800 to 1400 CE. This is a remarkable hand-built pottery cylindrical vessel with a stable but slightly rounded base and an incised program of linear markings across the surface. The sweeping etched lines resemble ripples, flaring upward along the sides, and a pair of 4 suspension lobe handles are placed near the rim and base, pierced through the center for threading on a cord. The top is nearly flat with concentric incised circles around the narrow opening, which could be easily plugged with a wood lid. Such jars contained seeds for planting- the narrow opening ensuring they stayed dry through the winter and the suspension lobes and rounded base suggest this vessel was hung up in a dry area to prevent rodents or pests from getting inside as well. This is a rare and well-preserved example of Native American pottery! Size: 5" W x 7.5" H (12.7 cm x 19 cm) For a similar example please see the Louisiana Tech University website and Harper Willis Pottery Collection: Caddo Seed Jar 034B. Provenance: private Hidden Valley Lake, California, USA collection; ex-Caddo Trading Company, Murfreesboro, Arkansas, USA; found on private land in Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA. 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. #170457 Condition: Stable pressure fissures radiating from rim to base on both sides. Loss to one lobe handle. Surface nicks and abrasions. Find site written on the base. Rare and excellent condition!
• MISSISSIPPIAN CADDO HODGES ENGRAVED
  MISSISSIPPIAN CADDO HODGES ENGRAVED POTTERY JAR, TL'DNative American, Southeast or Midwest, Caddo / Mississippian, ca. 770 to 1270 CE. A fabulous pottery jar presenting a bulbous body, a sloped shoulder, and a narrow, conical neck that stretches up to a flared rim, all sitting upon a flat base. Boasting a smoky black surface, the ancient vessel has been skillfully incised using the Hodges Engraved method along its exterior body. This decorative program is comprised of a lattice motif field with an undulating, serpentine motif that wraps horizontally around the body of the vessel - perhaps representing winds, seasons, or the spinning motion of the cosmos - with 4 circular motifs above and another 4 below, possibly symbolizing the 4 cardinal directions. A singular horizontal striation encircles the base of the neck. Size: 6.6" Diameter x 8.4" H (16.8 cm x 21.3 cm) Caddoan pottery was the finest produced by the Mississippian culture, with very thin walls, intricate motifs, and well-proportioned shapes. These ceramics are largely considered the apex of the art of the Southeast. According to the Sam Noble Museum (Oklahoma's Museum of Natural History), "We will never fully understand the underlying social and spiritual significance of the meanings intertwined within the designs of Caddo pottery. This knowledge was passed down orally and was not recorded by early European explorers, so it has since been partially lost through attempts by the United States government in the 19th and 20th centuries to overwhelm and assimilate the Caddo people. Caddo people began an earlier rapid change after their first contacts with Spanish colonists in the 1500s. Smallpox, measles, cholera and other European diseases ravaged the Caddo and reduced their population by 95 percent before 1700. Archaeological evidence reveals larger villages along the Arkansas, Red, and Ouachita rivers were abandoned and a change from burial of elites only in mounds to community mortuaries during this time period." Cf. Detroit Institute of Arts, 1991.120 and Minneapolis Institute of Art, 89.17. This piece has been tested using thermoluminescence (TL) analysis and has been found to be ancient and of the period stated. Provenance: Private Hidden Valley Lake, California, USA collection 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. #170491 Condition: Expected nicks, abrasions, pitting, and scratches throughout, commensurate with age. Otherwise, intact and excellent with impressive preservation of incised detail. TL holes to interior of rim and base.
• MISSISSIPPIAN SHELL GORGET W/ COSMOLOGICAL
  MISSISSIPPIAN SHELL GORGET W/ COSMOLOGICAL FIGURENative American, United States, Eastern Woodland, Mississippian, ca. 200 to 1500 CE. This is a beautiful and rare incised and openwork gorget made from a white shell featuring a head in profile with an elaborate headdress. The face, likely male, is incised into the surface wearing intricate knotted and woven adornments: a headdress, earrings, and necklace. The lips are slightly parted- the protruding piece that supports the openwork head, could represent a tongue or beak. The edges of the disc are incised with stippled and linear decoration and the openwork holes enabled suspension to use as a pectoral pendant or gorget. Mississippian shell gorgets are special items for adornment and burial that carried protective powers and iconography of supernatural beings that represented the 3 realms: the celestial Aboveworld, Middle World or earth, and Underworld. Size: 2" Diameter x 0.12" Thick (5.1 cm x 0.3 cm); 4" H (10.2 cm) on included custom stand. Provenance: private Hidden Valley Lake, California, USA collection; ex-private California, USA collection 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. #170479 Condition: Old loss and chip to periphery and area is smooth with age, otherwise intact. Surface abrasions and nicks. Central figure is clear and well defined. Light mineral deposits.
• RARE MISSISSIPPIAN SHELL GORGET W/ COSMOLOGICAL
  RARE MISSISSIPPIAN SHELL GORGET W/ COSMOLOGICAL FIGURES...Native American, Southeastern United States, Eastern Woodland, Mississippian, ca. 200 to 1000 CE. This is a beautiful and rare incised and openwork gorget made from a white shell featuring 2 stylized male figures. The discoidal piece is pierced at the top with two perforations for suspension to use as a pectoral pendant or gorget. The figures are overlapping, their bodies diagonally positioned crossing at the waists, the heads facing each other in profile. Both are dressed in ornate headdresses and jewelry, necklaces, bracelets, and waist cloths with beaded or woven patterns that are likely ceremonial attire. The areas of cut outs accentuate the figures and add symmetry to the nearly identical men. Mississippian shell gorgets are special items for adornment and burial that carried protective powers- the cross in a circle was a sacred cosmological symbol of regeneration and the intersections of the Underworld and Aboveworld. Size: 4.5" L x 0.25" W (11.4 cm x 0.6 cm); 5.5" H (14 cm) on included custom stand. Provenance: private Hidden Valley Lake, California, USA collection 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. #170089 Condition: Chips and nicks to peripheries, surface abrasions and pitting on figures. Natural ossification of shell, pitting and striations across verso. Light mineral and earthen deposits in recessed areas and openwork. Figure details are very clear, and the shell is thick and in overall excellent condition.
• 70 CAHOKIA STONE ARROWHEADS & 4 BONE
  70 CAHOKIA STONE ARROWHEADS & 4 BONE AWLSNative American, Midwestern United States, Illinois, Cahokia, Mississippian culture, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A wonderful gathering of 70 hand-knapped stone arrowheads as well as 4 piercing awls carved from bovine or ungulate bone. Many of the stone points exhibit bifurcated tangs and lanceolate blade heads, with 1 triangular point knapped from translucent white stone, and the largest shaped from opaque orange and dark gray stone. Each awl exhibits a slender form and bears its original piercing head or the base just underneath. Modern Riker box included. Size (largest awl): 4.1" L x 0.3" W (10.4 cm x 0.8 cm); (largest point): 1.9" L x 1.375" W (4.8 cm x 3.5 cm); (Riker box): 16.125" L x 12.125" W (41 cm x 30.8 cm) Provenance: private South Carolina, USA collection 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. #171430 Condition: Repair to 1 awl, and losses to areas of the 3 remaining awls. Minor nicks and chips to some arrowheads commensurate with age. Great preservation to overall forms. The 2 largest points are adhered to the white backing within the Riker box. A label on the bottom of the Riker box lid reads, "Museum of National Indian Affairs | Washington, D.C." though there is no indication that any of these items indeed came from that museum.
• MISSISSIPPIAN REDWARE BOWL W/ CORN GOD
  MISSISSIPPIAN REDWARE BOWL W/ CORN GOD HEADNative American, Southeast or Midwest, Mississippian, ca. 900 to 1543 CE. A remarkable pottery bowl displaying the head of the corn god - an important deity in Mississippian culture - rising upwards from the rim. The fascinating god wears his distinguishing pointed headdress, which is in the form of an ear of corn, and presents a minimalistic face with a large, pinched nose. Hemispherical in form, the vessel itself exhibits a round yet stable base and circular rim. Vibrant remains of red slip adorn the interior of the bowls basin. Size: 8.25" in diameter x 5.25" H (21 cm x 13.3 cm) Provenance: ex-Stein collection, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA, acquired prior to 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. #163984 Condition: Some losses and repairs to rim with break lines visible. Chips, losses, and softening of detail to corn god. Expected surface wear as shown with abrasions and nicks throughout. Char marks on exterior. Nice remains of pigments on interior.
• MISSISSIPPIAN / CADDO POTTERY JAR W/
  MISSISSIPPIAN / CADDO POTTERY JAR W/ INCISED SUN MOTIFS...Native American, Southeast or Midwest, Caddo / Mississippian, ca. 900 to 1400 CE. A fabulous pottery jar with a round yet stable base, a bulbous body, a slender tubular neck, and a slightly flared circular rim- the surface adorned with sun or star cosmological motifs! Boasting a red-brown and smoky black surface from firing, the ancient vessel has been skillfully incised along its exterior body with triangular cross hatching around the base and neck and 4 repeating concentric circles around a five-pointed star or sunburst shape across the shoulder. A wonderful example of well-preserved pottery from the fascinating culture of the Southeastern Ceremonial Complex people! Size: 4.5" Diameter x 5.25" H (11.4 cm x 13.3 cm) Provenance: private South Carolina, USA collection 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. #171435 Condition: Minor chips to rim and stable fissure radiating from body and rim, otherwise intact and excellent. Nice firing clouds on surface and remains of plant roots inside and earthen deposits. Old inventory numbers on base surface.
• MISSISSIPPIAN POTTERY HOODED EFFIGY
  MISSISSIPPIAN POTTERY HOODED EFFIGY VESSELNative American, American Midwest and Southeast, Mississippian, ca. 11th to 14h century CE. A delightful pottery vessel presenting a unique form with a globular body, an attenuated neck, and a slanted rim that creates a hooded effect. Enveloped in a hue of gray. Size: 5.5" Diameter x 6.6" H (14 cm x 16.8 cm) Provenance: private South Carolina, USA collection 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. #171481 Condition: Repaired with restoration. Expected nicks, pitting, and abrasions, all commensurate with age. Nice encrustations to interior. Collection label on base.
• RARE MISSISSIPPIAN POTTERY JARNative
  RARE MISSISSIPPIAN POTTERY JARNative American, American Midwest and Southeast, Mississippian, ca. 11th to 14th century CE. A lovely grayware jar featuring a bulbous body, a curved shoulder, a straight neck, and a gently flared rim, all sitting upon a round yet stable base. A series of 4 applied, strap-form handles surround the neck of the vessel, vertically stretching from the top of the shoulder to the rim. Size: 8.7" Diameter x 7" H (22.1 cm x 17.8 cm) Provenance: private South Carolina, USA collection 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. #171349 Condition: Professionally repaired and restored. Expected nicks, scratches, and abrasions, commensurate with age. Otherwise, very nice.
• NATIVE AMERICAN MISSISSIPPIAN STONE
  NATIVE AMERICAN MISSISSIPPIAN STONE MEDICINE TUBENative American, Southern and Midwestern United States, Mississippian Culture, ca. 1000 to 1600 CE. A rare Native American artifact, a medicine tube or cloud blower, sculpted from a hand-carved, green-gray stone - likely steatite. Boasting a biconical form, the fascinating tube is comprised of 2 flared ends with slender rims and annular openings, both connected to a narrow midsection wrapped in 4 raised bands. Size: 4.9" L x 1.6" Diameter (12.4 cm x 4.1 cm) A medicine tube used by a shaman - also called a blowing tube, sucking tube, tube pipe, or cupping horn - was used by applying suction to wounds or infected areas, often with the inclusion of plant or animal substances. These were used from about 2800 years ago - 800 BCE - until the 1700s, and early European observers found the Native methodology perfectly rational for removing infections, foreign objects, and bad spirits. Provenance: private South Carolina, USA collection 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. #171159 Condition: Nicks, chips, scratches, and abrasions throughout. Otherwise, intact and very nice with earthen deposits on interior. Collection label on side.
• MISSISSIPPIAN NODENA WALLS ENGRAVED
  MISSISSIPPIAN NODENA WALLS ENGRAVED POTTERY JAR TL'DNative American, American Southeast, Nodena Phase, Mississippian Culture, “Walls Engraved” type ca. 1350 CE. A fine example of a rare ceramic type, most likely from the Missouri/ Arkansas border area. The vessel is comprised of a shell-tempered ovoid body rising to a cylindrical neck with a flared spout, all upon a rounded base. The walls are impressively thin, with a smooth finish and beautiful, mysterious incised engravings embellish the body. These include a pair of intertwining rattlesnakes which present expressive visages with large eyes and forked tongues at one end and intimidating rattlers at the other - on each side. Running crosshatch motifs adorn the serpents' bodies to indicate snakeskin patterns. Alternating with these creatures are two stylized circular spiraled motifs perhaps representing stars or suns. This piece is an outstanding example with very thin walls, intricate motif, and well-proportioned forms. Size: 6" W x 7.125" H (15.2 cm x 18.1 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. 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. #161636 Condition: TL holes on base and below rim. Neck reattached to upper body of vessel.
• MISSISSIPPIAN POTTERY BOWL WOUNDED HAWK,
  MISSISSIPPIAN POTTERY BOWL WOUNDED HAWK, TL'DNative American, Southeast or Midwest, Mississippian, Mound Builders, ca. 900 to 1543 CE. An exemplary, hand-built pottery bowl boasting a flat, circular base, a bulbous body, and a gently flared, annular rim. The head of a bird, perhaps a duck or a hawk, sprouts from one side of the rim in the position known as the wounded hawk. Depicted as though laying on its back, the avian animal displays a large beak pointed inward, an incised, target-motif eye, and a curved crest feather. A sizable tail protrudes from the other side of the rim, presenting a rounded, trapezoidal shape that is incised with vertical lines to represent feathers. Both the head and tail of the creature serve as handles for the vessel. Size: 7.875" in diameter x 4.875" H (20 cm x 12.4 cm) A similar example can be found in the Metropolitan Museum of Art under accession number 79.8.7. 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. 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. #161655 Condition: TL holes on base and under tail. Bird head reattached. Bird crest feather restored. Otherwise, expected surface wear with a few chips to rim, light pitting, and minor abrasions throughout, all commensurate with age. Otherwise, very nice with lovely earthen deposits in recessed areas.
• MISSISSIPPIAN SHELL NECKLACE W/ WOODPECKER
  MISSISSIPPIAN SHELL NECKLACE W/ WOODPECKER GORGETNative American, Southeastern United States, Tennessee, Greene County, Mississippian, ca. 1250 to 1450 CE. A lovely necklace strand comprised of over 100 thick discoidal beads carved from shell, and a central gorget shell pendant incised with Cox style woodpecker heads! The beads are strung in modern times on a wire, the gorget at the center threaded through the hand-drilled suspension holes. The slightly curved face is incised with the cross in circle solar motif and four woodpecker heads around the outer edge. Gorgets signified rank and power, the woodpecker- especially the large ivory-billed woodpecker (recently declared extinct in 2021) was an emblem of power and wealth- their beaks and red feathers used for trade and ornaments. This necklace is displayed in modern Riker case. Size (strand doubled): 17" L (43.2 cm); (gorget pendant): 2" Diameter (5.1 cm); (case): 12.25" L x 8.25" W (31.1 cm x 21 cm) In an entry for the "Tennessee Encyclopedia" published October 8, 2017, titled "Cox Mound Gorget," C. Andrew Buchne writes: "Cox Mound gorget has three important iconographic elements. In the center is a cross inside a rayed circle or sun motif. The cross is symbolic of the sacred, or council, fire. The sun represents the sky deity and/or mythical ancestors. Surrounding the cross and sun is a scroll-like design element known as the looped square. This feature may represent wind, or possibly the litter on which subordinates carried a chief. Typically the looped square is composed of four lines, but in some cases only three lines are used. Four crested bird heads, which most scholars interpret as woodpeckers, are found on the outer edge. The woodpecker heads always are oriented in a counterclockwise direction, suggestive of the prehistoric Native American swastika." Provenance: private South Carolina, USA collection 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. #171469 Condition: Nicks and chips to shell beads, and natural ossification / pitting. Strung in modern times on a modern wire and displayed in Riker case.
• PREHISTORIC MISSISSIPPIAN CADDO BLACKWARE
  PREHISTORIC MISSISSIPPIAN CADDO BLACKWARE BOWL**Originally Listed At $2000** Native American, Midwest to Southeastern United States, Caddo / Mississippian, ca. 1200 to 1700 CE. A massive blackware pottery bowl incised with double spiral motifs across the shoulder. The vessel rests on a rounded but stable base, the walls curving up to the rim, the surface is highly burnished and smooth and nearly reflective under lights. The material used consists of a shell temper mixture and black slip, as the fine-grained clay from the regions often shrinks excessively, and the addition of shell particles reduces this shrinkage greatly when firing. The engraved motif is characteristic of Caddo pottery, and the spirals probably conveys a connection to other life or worlds, an unending cycle of life and death - an elegant and timeless pattern! Size: 15.5" Diameter x 8.5" H (39.4 cm x 21.6 cm) Caddoan pottery was the finest produced by the Mississippian culture, with very thin walls, intricate motifs, and well-proportioned shapes. These ceramics are largely considered the apex of the art of the Southeast. According to the Sam Noble Museum (Oklahoma's Museum of Natural History), "We will never fully understand the underlying social and spiritual significance of the meanings intertwined within the designs of Caddo pottery. This knowledge was passed down orally and was not recorded by early European explorers, so it has since been partially lost through attempts by the United States government in the 19th and 20th centuries to overwhelm and assimilate the Caddo people. Caddo people began an earlier rapid change after their first contacts with Spanish colonists in the 1500s. Smallpox, measles, cholera and other European diseases ravaged the Caddo and reduced their population by 95 percent before 1700. Archaeological evidence reveals larger villages along the Arkansas, Red, and Ouachita rivers were abandoned and a change from burial of elites only in mounds to community mortuaries during this time period." Please note this item falls under the Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act and is not eligible for international shipping. Native American, Alaska Native, & Native Hawaiian objects are only eligible to ship within the United States. Provenance: private Pennsylvania, USA collection, acquired before 2004 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. #177043 Condition: Professionally repaired and restored. Infill with new material along break lines and fissures are nearly indiscernible. Minor surface nicks and chips. Nice burnished luster throughout.
• NATIVE AMERICAN PROJECTILE POINTS &
  NATIVE AMERICAN PROJECTILE POINTS & TOOLS, 34 PCS**Originally Listed At $500** Native American, Midwestern to Eastern United States, Archaic to Woodland period, ca. 6000 BCE to 1800 CE. A collection of 34 knapped stone awls / drills, a fishhook, and projectile points from early Archaic periods and later Mississippian and Woodlands cultures, made primarily of chert with a single obsidian point, and a pottery shard from a pipe. A great variety of types that are mostly triangular with side notches and fins for hafting. Size of largest: 2.25" L x 0.93" W (5.7 cm x 2.4 cm) Please note this item falls under the Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act and is not eligible for international shipping. Native American, Alaska Native, & Native Hawaiian objects can only be shipped within the United States. Provenance: private Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA collection; ex-private Arkansas, USA collection, via descent in 2021; ex-private Florida estate, USA, acquired from the 1960s to 1970s 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. #176288 Condition: Losses to blade tips, fins, and necks as shown. No repairs or restoration. Pottery pipe is a fragment as shown. Labels on surfaces of 9.
• PREHISTORIC MISSISSIPPIAN GRAYWARE JARNative
  PREHISTORIC MISSISSIPPIAN GRAYWARE JARNative American, Southeastern or Midwestern United States, Mississippian, ca. 900 to 1543 CE. A sizable grayware pottery jar of spherical form with thick walls and a squat neck. The smooth exterior is enveloped in a gray brown hue that complements the vessel's minimalist form. Size: 7.8" Diameter x 7.4" H (19.8 cm x 18.8 cm) Provenance: private South Carolina, USA collection 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. #171412 Condition: Minor nicks and abrasions, otherwise intact and very good. Nice preservation to spherical form.
• NATIVE AMERICAN ARCHAIC CHERT PROJECTILE
  NATIVE AMERICAN ARCHAIC CHERT PROJECTILE POINTSNative American, Midwestern to Eastern United States, Archaic to Woodland period, ca. 6000 BCE to 1000 CE. A collection of 9 knapped chert stone blades and projectile points from early Archaic periods and later Mississippian and Woodlands cultures. All are displayed in a modern display case as an attractive group. A few identified types include a Harahey knife blade, rhomboid with sharpened and slightly beveled edges; an Uvalde point with a triangular blade that is notched and stemmed, and a large preform or scraper, the faces clearly worked by human hands. Size of largest: 3.5" L x 1.8" W (8.9 cm x 4.6 cm); display case: 14.5" L x 8.125" W x 2" H (36.8 cm x 20.6 cm x 5.1 cm) Provenance: private Lumberton, Texas, USA collection, 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. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #174306 Condition: Some chips and nicks to peripheries as expected with age and use. Fine sites written on surfaces of several. Remains of adhesive from previous display mounting on Harahey knife. Displayed in modern Riker case.
• JANE OSTI, BLESSINGS ALTAR BOWL, 2003Jane
  JANE OSTI, BLESSINGS ALTAR BOWL, 2003Jane Osti, (Cherokee, 20th Century) Blessings Altar Bowl, 2003, fired clay inscribed underside: "ALTAR BOWL" / Mississippian / J. Osti / 2003 / C-W-Y fired clay Dimensions: height 6 3/8 x diameter 16 5/8 in. (16.19 x 42.23 cm.) Provenance: The Connie S. Sanchez Estate, California
• A Granite Discoidal, with Greg Perino
  A Granite Discoidal, with Greg Perino COA Mississippian Culture, Late Prehistoric Period, A.D. 1000-1500 Calhoun County, Illinois diameter 3-3/8 inches Published: Hothem, Lar. Indian Artifacts: Best of the Midwest (2004: 276) Collection History: Herb Mangold Dennis Smith Included is a Certificate of Authenticity from Greg Perino.