This is a classic jar by Seferina Bell.  She has long been considered one of the great Zia potters of the 20th century.  This is a classic Zia jar with a round shoulder and short neck.  It is coil-built and thin-walled.  There is a cloud design around the rim.  The jar is painted with Zia birds on two sides.  The birds are polished red and over the top of the birds is a red polished rainbow.  Under the rainbows are clouds.  Separating the two birds are large butterflies.  Each butterfly is under a rainbow design.  It is not often we see a piece of her work with such great design flow.  The jar was slipped with the white clay and painted with the black and red clay.  There is a beautiful coloration on the surface of this large jar.  It is signed on the bottom, “Mrs. Seferina Bell”.  It is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.  It is certainly a classic of her work in design and form.