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THBFine Moche Polychrome Double-Lobe Parrot Whistle Vessel
Lot 109
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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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Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Mochica / Moche, ca. 700 to 800 CE. Wow! A striking double bottle pottery vessel, the front lobe in the form of a parrot with its head pointed upward, finely detailed with its ovoid eyes seemingly closed in contemplation and a pointed beak, with a lovely sounding whistle incorporated in the head. Finely painted geometric designs decorate its rounded body. The second half of the vessel is similarly rounded, with a wave-like motif around its upper shoulders, encircling the thin neck of its spout. The two sides are connected via a strap bridge handle. The vessel has a beautiful polychrome finish in hues of red, orange, black and cream. A rare find not only for its unusual form and fine artistry, but also its highly symbolic iconography as parrots were and continue to be revered by the ancients of South America. Size: 7.95" W x 6.2" H (20.2 cm x 15.7 cm)
Their brilliant plumage and ability to fly high above the tree line made them ideal incarnations of the sky deities. Parrots in particular were endowed with supernatural powers, likely of celestial origin, and their feathers were traded from the Amazon and reserved for the garments of royalty.
Provenance: ex-Leonard Lyle Dees collection, Topeka, Kansas, USA, acquired between 1950 and 1970
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#148520Intact with great preservation of the pigment. Nice firing marks on one side. Whistle is still functional. Light wear on surface commensurate with age.Condition
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