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THBChavin Ceramic Stirrup Vessel Depicting a Harpy Eagle
Lot 106b
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
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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An important one-day auction featuring museum-worthy examples of Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Far East / Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Native American, Spanish Colonial, Russian, Fossils, Ancient Jewelry, Fine Art, so much more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chongoyape, ca. 900 to 200 BCE. A fantastic ceramic stirrup vessel in the characteristic, rare Chongoyape form, which features a carinated body and a thick stirrup handle with a short, barrel-shaped spout. The lower half of its body is polished smooth and is cylindrical in form with a shallow, sloping shoulder and flat base. Above this is a fantastical harpy eagle form with the stirrup rising from the back of its head and its lower back. The bird's head tilts downward, its distinctive double crest visible at the top of the head. Its wings are incised and smoothed; its body has had its surface roughened in order to give it an interesting contrast with the lower body. Size: 7.5" W x 10.75" H (19 cm x 27.3 cm)
The Chavin people revered animals that inspired exotic rumors in the highlands of the Andes. They worshiped the jaguar, the anaconda, and the harpy eagle, all animals of the Amazon. These animals are all also apex predators, whose strength, hunting prowess, and stealth would have been metaphors for the power of the Chavin gods, notably Lanzon, their chief deity, whose body was depicted as a combination of all these things.
Provenance: ex-private Hans Juergen Westermann collection, Germany, collected from 1950s to 1960s
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#153227Expertly repaired and restored. Form and details are in great condition with light deposits in lower profile areas.Condition
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