Casas Grandes Olla
Pre-Columbian Casas Grandes polychrome olla with badger head. Circa 1150 to 1450 CE. A fine pottery bowl, hand built in a zoomorphic form resembling a badger. Enveloped in beige slip with orange and black designs of nested spiral and triangular motifs. The vessel displays a bulbous body wit a rounded base, an attenuated neck, and pointed snout with a delineated mouth and nostrils, the verso of which opens up to the interior basin. Ex. Anderson. 6 1/2"L x 5 1/2"W x 6 1/2"H
Casas Grandes (Spanish for “Great Houses” also known as Paquime) is a prehistoric archaeological site in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua. Casas Grandes is one of the largest and most complex Mogollon culture sites in the region. Settlement began after 1130 CE and would see the larger buildings developed into multi-storied dwellings after 1350 CE. The community was abandoned approximately 1450 CE. Casas Grandes is regarded as one of the most significant Mogollon archaeological zones in the northwestern Mexico region, linking it to other sites in Arizona and New Mexico, and exhibiting the expanse of the Mogollon sphere of influence.
Casas Grandes (Spanish for “Great Houses” also known as Paquime) is a prehistoric archaeological site in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua. Casas Grandes is one of the largest and most complex Mogollon culture sites in the region. Settlement began after 1130 CE and would see the larger buildings developed into multi-storied dwellings after 1350 CE. The community was abandoned approximately 1450 CE. Casas Grandes is regarded as one of the most significant Mogollon archaeological zones in the northwestern Mexico region, linking it to other sites in Arizona and New Mexico, and exhibiting the expanse of the Mogollon sphere of influence.
PERIOD: Prehistoric
ORIGIN: Southwest - Casas Grandes, Native American
SIZE: 6 1/2"L x 5 1/2"W x 6 1/2"H
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Casas Grandes Olla
Pre-Columbian Casas Grandes polychrome olla with badger head. Circa 1150 to 1450 CE. A fine pottery bowl, hand built in a zoomorphic form resembling a badger. Enveloped in beige slip with orange and black designs of nested spiral and triangular motifs. The vessel displays a bulbous body wit a rounded base, an attenuated neck, and pointed snout with a delineated mouth and nostrils, the verso of which opens up to the interior basin. Ex. Anderson. 6 1/2"L x 5 1/2"W x 6 1/2"H
Casas Grandes (Spanish for “Great Houses” also known as Paquime) is a prehistoric archaeological site in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua. Casas Grandes is one of the largest and most complex Mogollon culture sites in the region. Settlement began after 1130 CE and would see the larger buildings developed into multi-storied dwellings after 1350 CE. The community was abandoned approximately 1450 CE. Casas Grandes is regarded as one of the most significant Mogollon archaeological zones in the northwestern Mexico region, linking it to other sites in Arizona and New Mexico, and exhibiting the expanse of the Mogollon sphere of influence.
Casas Grandes (Spanish for “Great Houses” also known as Paquime) is a prehistoric archaeological site in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua. Casas Grandes is one of the largest and most complex Mogollon culture sites in the region. Settlement began after 1130 CE and would see the larger buildings developed into multi-storied dwellings after 1350 CE. The community was abandoned approximately 1450 CE. Casas Grandes is regarded as one of the most significant Mogollon archaeological zones in the northwestern Mexico region, linking it to other sites in Arizona and New Mexico, and exhibiting the expanse of the Mogollon sphere of influence.
PERIOD: Prehistoric
ORIGIN: Southwest - Casas Grandes, Native American
SIZE: 6 1/2"L x 5 1/2"W x 6 1/2"H
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Pre-Columbian Casas Grandes polychrome olla with badger head. Circa 1150 to 1450 CE. A fine pottery bowl, hand built in a zoomorphic form resembling a badger. Enveloped in beige slip with orange and black designs of nested spiral and triangular motifs. The vessel displays a bulbous body wit a rounded base, an attenuated neck, and pointed snout with a delineated mouth and nostrils, the verso of which opens up to the interior basin. Ex. Anderson. 6 1/2"L x 5 1/2"W x 6 1/2"H
Casas Grandes (Spanish for “Great Houses” also known as Paquime) is a prehistoric archaeological site in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua. Casas Grandes is one of the largest and most complex Mogollon culture sites in the region. Settlement began after 1130 CE and would see the larger buildings developed into multi-storied dwellings after 1350 CE. The community was abandoned approximately 1450 CE. Casas Grandes is regarded as one of the most significant Mogollon archaeological zones in the northwestern Mexico region, linking it to other sites in Arizona and New Mexico, and exhibiting the expanse of the Mogollon sphere of influence.
Casas Grandes (Spanish for “Great Houses” also known as Paquime) is a prehistoric archaeological site in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua. Casas Grandes is one of the largest and most complex Mogollon culture sites in the region. Settlement began after 1130 CE and would see the larger buildings developed into multi-storied dwellings after 1350 CE. The community was abandoned approximately 1450 CE. Casas Grandes is regarded as one of the most significant Mogollon archaeological zones in the northwestern Mexico region, linking it to other sites in Arizona and New Mexico, and exhibiting the expanse of the Mogollon sphere of influence.
PERIOD: Prehistoric
ORIGIN: Southwest - Casas Grandes, Native American
SIZE: 6 1/2"L x 5 1/2"W x 6 1/2"H
