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THBChavin Pottery Staff God Stirrup Vessel w/ TL
Lot 210
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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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Sep 16, 2021
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Ancient art from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East, as well as Asian, Fossils, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal / Oceanic, Fine art, and much more! All categories, all price ranges... all legally acquired and guaranteed to be as described or your money back. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, Northern Peru, Chavin culture, ca. 900 to 500 BCE. A stunning mold-made pottery stirrup vessel in the form of the Andean Staff God with a rounded base and globular body. His terrifying visage features a rectangular mouth with four sizable black fangs and incised teeth, a pig snout-like nose, and two half-moon eyes under an elaborate unibrow that points in the middle and then travels down the side of his face. Painted red, his hair is shown as a series of curling waves that crowns his head appearing as fire. A conical stirrup spout protrudes from the center of his skull. His chin is decorated with an incised checkerboard-like design, perhaps representing a beard. Size: 7.5" in diameter x 10.5" H (19 cm x 26.7 cm)
An important deity in the Andes region, the Staff God has been interpreted as the precursor to the sun, moon, and thunder deity pantheon of the Inca.
This piece has been tested using thermoluminescence (TL) analysis and has been found to be ancient and of the period stated. A full report will accompany purchase.
Provenance: private Spain collection, passed from father to son, before 1980
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#161227Repaired from several pieces with restoration in areas. Expected nicks/chips, scratches, and abrasions, commensurate with age. Otherwise, excellent with rich earthen deposits and impressive remaining pigments. TL holes in base and back of crown.Condition
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