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THBChavin Brownware Stirrup Vessel - Organic Form w/ Faces
Lot 226
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Artemis Gallery
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Louisville, CO 80027
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Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Pre-Columbian, north coast of Peru, Chavin culture, ca. 500 to 300 BCE. A handsome burnished brownware vessel of an organic node shape with a high, arched stirrup spout. Each is incised with a disembodied head, shown in profile, adorned with feathers and other jewelry. Disembodied heads are a theme in pre-Columbian indigenous Andean art, leading many to believe that they correspond to the taking of trophy heads from enemies. Recently, however, some evidence has emerged that to the Chavin they may have represented sacred offerings. For example, excavations from the Chavin period have revealed ritualized burials of skulls belonging to males, females, and children, interred with fruit and ceramics. This is in strong contrast to the older, nearby archaeological site of Cerro Sechin, where disembodied skulls all belonged to males, and nearby artwork showed dripping entrails and other body parts. For the Chavin, faces like these may have been gifts to the gods rather than trophies of war. Size: 6.3" W x 9.35" H (16 cm x 23.7 cm)
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex Sidney Berman collection, New York, New York, USA, 1980s
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#151366Expertly repaired and restored from multiple pieces; this is almost impossible to discern. Light deposits on the surface and a nice firing mark on one side. Nearly all original material. Small chip from rim of spout. Great preservation of motifs.Condition
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