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THBFine Moche Bi-Chrome Stirrup Vessel in Fish Form
Lot 112b
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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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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, central/north coast Peru, Moche, Phase III to IV, ca. 400 to 650 CE. A fabulous mold-formed pottery vessel of an attractive aquatic form with a flat base, an elongated ovoid body with a protruding back section, a stirrup-shaped handle arching from one side, and a central cylindrical spout with a gently flared lip. The cream-slipped vessel body depicts a highly stylized fish with a streamlined body with red-brown spots and scales, a pair of pelvic fins beneath a lengthy dorsal fin, a tapered face with bulging eyes and linear facial streaks, and a broad tail. The Moche were avid fisherman who garnered this abundant food source from the coastal waters. However, the Moche never drew definitive boundaries between the earthly and spirit worlds. According to scholars, the Moche believed that their deities controlled and dictated the forces of nature and so they aimed to placate the fish gods with effigy vessels like this example. Size: 10.3" L x 8" H (26.2 cm x 20.3 cm)
Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-Alan Stone collection, New York, USA, acquired in the 1980s
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#152802Professionally repaired from multiple large pieces, with small areas of restoration to body and tail, and resurfacing and overpainting along break lines. Minor nicks and abrasions to base, body, handle, and spout, with light touch-up painting in some red-brown areas, and light encrustations. Light earthen deposits throughout.Condition
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