An impressive 11 ¾” in height and approximately 12 ½” in diameter, this long-necked olla (GLC507) is from the Gene Lang estate. Glued together with no significant restoration and the cracks untouched, the piece was typed by Lang as a Gila Plain dating c.300-1345AD from the Salado sub-group in Arizona. This is an inexpensive olla that would make a great decorator on a high shelf or nook and a great ‘type’ piece. It comes with a small display card, a grapevine ring to set the bowl upon, a release ... Click for details
The late Gene Lang of Denver, Colorado purchased this 9 7/8” wide prehistoric Indian bowl (GL595) from the Chris Robinson collection (I believe Gene told me that Robinson starred in one of the TV soaps). The bowl has been typed as a Mimbres Black-on-White dating c.975-1150AD and is attributed to the Mogollon cultural horizon. It has been glued together and has minor abrasion restoration. The design in the bottom of the bowl is rather like a spinning square with jagged bolts trailing off the side... Click for details
This attractive, 7 7/8” wide, corrugated bowl (GL644) has what is known as a ‘smudged’ interior, that is a burnished glistening black finish. From the estate of the late Gene Lang of Denver, this is one of many that Lang purchased from the Williams Ranch private collection south of Quemado, New Mexico. Glued together with some minor rim restoration (possibly quadrant ‘kills’ for which much of the Williams Ranch pottery is known), Lang typed this bowl as a Reserve Indented Corrugated dating c.105... Click for details
The zoomorphic handle (a dog head?) on this interesting prehistoric Indian pitcher (GL582) is original and intact. From the collection of the late Gene Lang of Denver, Colorado, he typed the piece as a Wingate Polychrome dating c.1125-1200AD from the Anasazi cultural group. Measuring 6 ½” in width, a rim ‘kill’ and some surface abrasion was restored by Lang. There is some light stress cracking on the bottom of the jar. Without specific provenance, but from the Four Corners area, this colorful pi... Click for details
The serrated edges along the rounded portions at the ends of the central design probably represent bird wings or feathers. Identified as a Mimbres Black-on-White bowl dating c.975-1150AD, and attributed to the Mogollon cultural horizon, the bowl (GLC538A) has been glued together with minor restoration (less than 5%). There is a small amount of reddish oxidation along the upper rim on the inside of part of the bowl that occurred during the original firing. From the estate of the late Gene Lang of... Click for details
This 10 ¾” wide Mimbres Black-on-White bowl (GLC537A) is from the estate of the late Gene Lang of Denver. With a fully painted interior, the bold quadrant design is centered with a small, checkered rectangle bounded by a four-sided, star-like design from which the pronounced stair step elements emerge. Originally from the Robert Anderson collection, Mason City, Iowa, this great bowl has been glued together, the cracks filled and painted, and had a minimal amount of restoration done for a few mis... Click for details
An extraordinary 13” wide Mimbres Black-on-White bowl (GLC354) dating c.975-1150AD from the Mogollon cultural horizon, the pattern of which, when examined carefully, represents a four-cornered star within a larger four-cornered star. Glued together with restoration primarily in the white bottom area, this stunning prehistoric Indian bowl is from the estate of the late Gene Lang of Denver. Gene…artist, pot historian, and conservator…also did the restoration on this piece. The typical Mimbres ‘kil... Click for details
Doesn’t the squared dumbbell-like design framed in black in the center of this bowl (GLC506) look like a scowling face? Identified as a Tularosa Black-on-White dating c.1100-1250AD, this type is sometimes thrown into the Anasazi Group, sometimes the Mogollon. Glued together with only minimal restoration (just touched up along the cracks), the bowl measures just a little over 10 ¾” in diameter. Restored by and from the personal collection of the late Gene Lang of Denver, this superb example of so... Click for details
This large, 13” wide prehistoric Indian bowl (GLC307) was found in New Mexico, identified as a Mimbres Black-on-White, dating c.975-1150AD, and is attributed to the Mogollon group. The prominent hourglass design that bisects the bowl is perforated by a typical Mimbres ‘kill’ hole. From the estate and personal collection of the late Gene Lang of Denver, he put the bowl together with minor repaint. The rim has three areas of restoration, the outside surface of which were never finished leaving a p... Click for details
