Your opinion is correct. The botijo
290236671008
is not precolumbian and very mediocre.
Other colorful "precolumbian " ewers have been sold on eBay, like
the following by sloansandkenyon.
http://tinyurl.com/r8njz
OR
http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/eFakes-L/photos/view/b1d0?b=11
Some more fakes here
http://tinyurl.com/5pn5j7
Ramon Saenz de Heredia
--- In Ancientartifacts@yahoogroups.com, "rodteerog" <rodteerog@...>
wrote:
> In my opinion, this is clearly NOT pre-Columbian for several
> reasons; to begin, the horizontal ridges reveal that this vessel
was
> turned on a wheel, a process unknown in pre-Hispanic America.
>
> Second, the vertical handle is disproportionately large,
thick,
> ungainly and aesthetically unrelated to the overall form; an
> amateurish effort.
>
> Finally, the spout -- of distinctly Old World design -- is
very
> clumsily attached to the vessel shoulder. Ergo, at best, the
subject
> vessel MAY be a mediocre example of poorly-interpreted post-
Conquest
> ceramic production.
> Cordially,
> Rod T. Rogers
>
> --- In Ancientartifacts@yahoogroups.com, "Ramon Jr" <rsdeheredia@>
> wrote:
> >
> > PRE-COLUMBIAN JAR / POT / SPILL - HAND MADE - CERAMIC
> > Item Specifics
> > Original or Reproduction : Original Culture: Pre Columbian
> > Product Type : bowls Type: VESSEL
> > 290236671008
> > Ramon Saenz de Heredia
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