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THBChimu Inca Silver Bowl with Fish Motif - 90.9 grams
Lot 187
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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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By Artemis Gallery
Nov 29, 2018
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2018-11-29 10:00:00
2018-11-29 10:00:00
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What to give this holiday season? Think silver, gold, bronze, shiny, glittery, wearable, festive. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. This is one sale you don't want to miss! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
What to give this holiday season? Think silver, gold, bronze, shiny, glittery, wearable, festive. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. This is one sale you don't want to miss! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A delicate, 98% silver bowl with incredibly thin sides decorated with stamped motifs - four fish whose bodies bulge outward in relief from the upper exterior sides of the vessel. Each faces the same direction, giving the impression that they are swimming around and around the shiny body of the vessel, with the flashing silver appearing like water with sunlight on it. The slightly turned-in rim is decorated with a tight pattern of stippled triangles, but otherwise the vessel is entirely smooth and undecorated. Size: 5" W x 2.55" H (12.7 cm x 6.5 cm); 90.9 grams
The Chimu, cultural successors to the Moche, continued their tradition of defining social power through conspicuous wealth. When a Chimu monarch lived, they were also a deity; when they died, they retained that status and were buried in a specially constructed compound with a great deal of treasure. Excavated tombs of high status individuals found an incredible array of objects: ceramic pots, huge textile banners, tunics covered with plates made of precious metals, gold and silver jewelry and face masks, ornaments, and weapons - and silver bowls, like this one here. The Chimu ruled over a wealthy kingdom - their capital city, Chan Chan, is estimated to have a population of around 30,000 people, which would make it one of the largest cities in the Pre-Columbian New World. There also seems to have been dramatic wealth inequality, with the rulers living in enormous compounds while the class of workers who created such beautiful objects as this bowl living in cramped quarters with limited access to water.
This piece has been has been tested for the presence or absence of particular elements via XRF elemental analysis. A basic 1-page summary of the XRF screening will accompany purchase, identifying each element present in the sample, as well as the quantity of elements present. A more complete analysis detailing historical data / comparisons is available for additional charge – please contact us.
Provenance: private southern California, USA collection; purportedly ex-Sotheby's from the 1980s
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.
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#141027Three tiny holes low on one side from wear. Surface has a mottled patina with some light deposits and root marks.Condition
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