Watch List notes:

An exceptional Nari?o pedestal bowl from Colombia, ca. 1250 - 1500 A.D. This superb Tuza cultural complex example is 7-1/8? in diameter and features a pair of nicely detailed deer along with a pair of eight-prong stars representing Venus in the quartered tondo. In excellent condition, with strong paint and good mineral deposits. Cf. Labbe ?Colombia Before Columbus?, page 148. Ex Melnick collection. Value range: $350 - $400.