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Item Ships From: Illinois
Petite Neolithic Chinese Terracotta Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite ceramic jar is believed to be a later example of Neolithic Chinese redware pottery of the Yangshao culture. Although its exact age is unknown, the jar was likely created ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Chinese Export Antique Illinois - Ceramics
Materials
Terracotta
Mid-Century Ceramic Madonna and Child
Located in Chicago, IL
This ceramic representation of the Virgin Mary and Child Jesus is a beautiful example of mid-century modern European studio pottery. Handcrafted by a skilled artisan, this piece embo...
Category
1950s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois - Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Torcida by Elena Rakochy
Located in Chicago, IL
Torcida by Elena Rakochy , Glazed Stoneware
Composed of Rounded, Flat and Hexagonal shaped elements juxtaposed with some twisted portions for a dynamic contrast.
Artist Bio and State...
Category
Early 2000s American Illinois - Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Mid-Century Modern Stylized Figurative Cross
Located in Chicago, IL
This ceramic cross, handcrafted by studio pottery artists in mid-century Europe, presents a stylized figurative scene within its bounds, evoking the rich tradition of religious art r...
Category
1950s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois - Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Cross with Abstract Motif
Located in Chicago, IL
This captivating mid-century modern ceramic cross is a fine example of the era's innovative approach to traditional religious symbolism. Crafted by European studio artists, the cross...
Category
1950s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois - Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Thin Glossy Red Ceramic Wall Cross with Embossed Circles Pattern
Located in Chicago, IL
This modernist European Studio Pottery ceramic wall cross is characterized by its slender form and glossy red finish, adorned with an embossed circles pattern that spans the entire c...
Category
1950s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois - Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Pre-Columbian Ceramic Head Fragment
Located in Chicago, IL
This intriguing head fragment was once attached to a pre-Columbian bust or full effigy figurine. Earthenware figurines like this were made in great abundance throughout Mesoamerican history, serving a wide variety of purposes and functions from religious rituals to burial offerings.
Figurines like this commemorated important people and events across Mesoamerica, portraying individuals of different rank and status such as soldiers, merchants, bureaucrats, and occasionally divinities. This figure is adorned with an elaborate headdress, or coiffure, and ear spools...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Central American Pre-Columbian Antique Illinois - Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Petite Chupicuaro Female Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
This standing female figure was crafted in 400-100 BC from the ancient Chupicuaro region of Mexico. The ceramic works of the Chupicuaro people are distinguished by their slanted, cof...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Mexican Pre-Columbian Antique Illinois - Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Teotihuacan Ceramic Head Fragment
Located in Chicago, IL
This intriguing head fragment was once attached to a bust or full effigy figurine crafted in 400 A.D. Mesoamerica. Earthenware figurines were made in great abundance throughout Teotihuacan's history. After 250 A.D. objects made from clay increased dramatically in Teotihuacan, serving a wide variety of purposes and functions from religious rituals to burial offerings.
Figurines like this commemorated important people and events within the city of Teotihuacan and other parts of Mesoamerica, portraying individuals of different rank and status such as soldiers, merchants, bureaucrats, and occasionally divinities. This figure is adorned with an elaborate headdress, a thick beaded necklace...
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15th Century and Earlier Mexican Pre-Columbian Antique Illinois - Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Teotihuacan Redware Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
This intriguing redware figure was crafted in 400 A.D. from the ancient Teotihuacan region of Mexico. Earthenware figurines were made in great abundance throughout Teotihuacan's history. After 250 A.D. objects made from clay increased dramatically, serving a wide variety of purposes and functions from religious rituals to burial offerings.
Figurines like this commemorated important people and events within the city of Teotihuacan and other parts of Mesoamerica, portraying individuals of different rank and status such as soldiers, merchants, bureaucrats, and occasionally divinities. This figure is adorned with an elaborate headdress, a thick beaded necklace...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Mexican Pre-Columbian Antique Illinois - Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
La Tolita-Tumaco Standing Female Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
This standing effigy was crafted in 500 A.D. - 1000 A.D. Mesoamerica using the gray clay paste that characterizes La Tolita-Tumaco ceramics of early Colombia-Ecuador. The art of La Tolita-Tumaco civilization is considered one of the most developed of the pre-Columbian period as metalwork and ceramics were the most popular form of cultural expression. The ceramic creations of this culture were often based on the human figure to create portraits of people and realistic daily scenes of life cycles and the human condition.
This figure appears to be wearing a loincloth and is adorned with a beaded necklace and an elaborate coiffure or headdress. There are holes lining each ear indicating the potential use of ear spools...
Category
15th Century and Earlier South American Pre-Columbian Antique Illinois - Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Teotihuacan Ceramic Head Fragment
Located in Chicago, IL
This intriguing head fragment was once attached to a bust or full effigy figurine crafted in 400 A.D. Mesoamerica. Earthenware figurines were made in great abundance throughout Teotihuacan's history. After 250 A.D. objects made from clay increased dramatically in Teotihuacan, serving a wide variety of purposes and functions from religious rituals to burial offerings.
Figurines like this commemorated important people and events within the city of Teotihuacan and other parts of Mesoamerica, portraying individuals of different rank and status such as soldiers, merchants, bureaucrats, and occasionally divinities. This figure is adorned with an elaborate coiffure or headdress and ear spools...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Mexican Pre-Columbian Antique Illinois - Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Maya Bird Sello Stamp
Located in Chicago, IL
Stamps, or sellos, such as this one were common during the pre-Columbian period in Mesoamerica and most popular during the Formative Period that spanned the years between 1200-800 B....
Category
15th Century and Earlier Mexican Pre-Columbian Antique Illinois - Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Chupicuaro Redware Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
This standing effigy figure was crafted in 300 BC from the ancient Chupicuaro region of Mexico and was likely used as a ritual or burial offering. The ceramic works of the Chupicuaro...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Mexican Pre-Columbian Antique Illinois - Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Blue Ceramic Cross with Abstract Line-Drawn Christ
Located in Chicago, IL
A blue ceramic cross with an abstract line-drawn Christ swathed in a rust-colored fabric. This cross seamlessly merges the profound symbolism of religious iconography with an experim...
Category
1950s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois - Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Nupe Incised Water Vessel
By Nupe
Located in Chicago, IL
The Nupe people of Nigeria were touted as some of the finest ceramicists in Africa. Everyday objects, like this water vessel, received detailed attention. The vessel's varied texture...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Illinois - Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Petite African Redware Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite hand-formed vessel bears a richly textured surface of worn red clay slip and dark smoke marks. Likely intended for everyday use, the simple bottle-form vessel reflects th...
Category
15th Century and Earlier African Primitive Antique Illinois - Ceramics
Materials
Terracotta
Petite African Redware Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite hand-formed vessel bears a richly textured surface of worn red clay slip and dark smoke marks. Likely intended for everyday use, the simple bottle-form vessel reflects th...
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15th Century and Earlier Malian Primitive Antique Illinois - Ceramics
Materials
Terracotta
Petite African Redware Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite hand-formed vessel bears a richly textured surface of worn red clay slip and dark smoke marks. Likely intended for everyday use, the simple bottle-form vessel reflects th...
Category
15th Century and Earlier African Primitive Antique Illinois - Ceramics
Materials
Terracotta
Jalisco Kneeling Female Figure, ca. 400 AD
Located in Chicago, IL
This commanding earthenware figure is attributed to the Jalisco region of Western Mexico and dates to ca. 400 AD. Possibly depicting an ancestor, warrior, or mythical person, the fig...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Mexican Pre-Columbian Antique Illinois - Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware
Chinese Glazed Kitchen Jar, C. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
A dark brown glaze clings to the tapered form of this 19th-century jar, once used daily in a Qing-dynasty kitchen as evidenced by the glazed interior. The wide-mouth jar is shaped wi...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Illinois - Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Petite Pre-Columbian Redware Olla
Located in Chicago, IL
Exhibiting a rich patina and a beautifully irregular pattern of pitted wear, this petite redware olla vessel shows many telltale signs of Pre-Columbian pottery. The vessel has a glob...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Central American Pre-Columbian Antique Illinois - Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Bambara Jidaga Water Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
Formed by pounding flattened clay around a convex mold, this oblong footed vessel is a water storage jar known as a jidaga, created by women of the Bambara people of Mali. The body o...
Category
Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Illinois - Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
African Luba Mboko Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Receiving guidance from tribal ancestors was a central aspect of the Luba people's spiritual practices. This ceramic spiritually significant vessel is topped with a crossed leg figure whose head has an opening critical for a divination ritual. Known as an mboko, this handled vessel would have been filled with items like antelope horns, shells, dried beetles, human teeth...
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Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Illinois - Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
African Redware Gooseneck Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Covered in a beautifully worn red clay slip, this hand-formed African vessel has a dramatic silhouette of a squat, ovoid body and a long, narrow neck. Subtly etched crosshatch patter...
Category
15th Century and Earlier African Primitive Antique Illinois - Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Nupe Gourd Water Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Inspired by the natural world, nupe ceramicists fired this water vessel in the shape of a gourd. The vessel's varied textures and colors come from its utilitarian design. The paralle...
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Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Illinois - Ceramics
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Ceramic
Midcentury European Gray Ceramic Cross with Otherworldly Green Christ Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
This remarkable midcentury piece crafted in textured, slate-like ceramic, is part of our extensive collection of crosses meticulously handmade by Flemish artisans.
The focal point of this cross is its otherworldly green Christ figure. Its alien-like appearance transcends the boundaries of conventional representations. The unconventional color choice and unique form of the Christ figure invite viewers to explore faith from a fresh perspective.
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1960s European Brutalist Vintage Illinois - Ceramics
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Pair of Gamboni Animal Figurines
By Guido Gambone
Located in Chicago, IL
Charming donkey and goat figurines from the great master and innovator of Modern Italian Ceramics, Guido Gambone. Signature and famous donkey mark on bot...
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1940s Italian Vintage Illinois - Ceramics
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