Featured in this lot is this Mata Ortiz polychrome pottery vessel by Ismael Flores. The pottery vessel features a wonderfully and professionally crafted ceramic construction that shows polychrome decoration of geometric patterns on a cream field of the sidewalling. The pottery vessel is marked on the bottom: Ismael Flores. Mata Ortiz pottery is a recreation of the Mogollon pottery found in and around the archeological site of Casas Grandes (Paquimé) in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. Named after the modern town of Mata Ortiz, which is near the archeological site, the style was propagated by Juan Quezada Celado. Quezada learned on his own to recreate this ancient pottery and then went on to update it. The condition of this of this pottery vessel is good with no obvious signs of damage and shows good overall condition. The measurements of this pottery vessel is 12 1/2" x 8 1/2" x 8 1/2".