Jalisco

Jailisco is a area of West Mexico where an interesting culture produced a host of wonderful ceramics. In contrast to the complex urban centers in Mesoamerica, West Mexico had small areas of habitation especially in the Colima-Jalisco-Nayarit areas where the snail was a symbol of birth and gods were sometimes depicted emerging from shells shaped similarly to female reproductive organs recalling snails.

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  • Ancient Ceramic Snail Shaped Vessel, West Mexico, Jalisco (3290BLB) $435

    $435.00
    H: 4.75”  W: 2.75”  D: 1.75” | FREE SHIPPING IN CONTINENTAL U.S.!

    In ancient Mesoamerica snails signified birth, generation, and resurrection and were a source of spirituality.  The size and shape of his West Mexico Protoclassic (circa 200BCE – 200CE)  ceramic snail suggest it was made to hold liquids. Many early Jalisco ceramics were utilitarian and used for cooking, carrying water or storing seeds. Pieces like this with a wide large spout were often painted with designs that faded since they were not fired after painting. Urban centers in Colima Jalisco-Nayarit were abandoned for centuries, so utilitarian objects were rarely found whole and had to be assembled and restored. This piece is in very good condition with cracks and paint losses and may have expected repairs at its spout.

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