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THBInca Polychrome Offering Dish
Lot 73
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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
Jan 7, 2021
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2021-01-07 10:00:00
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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, Peru, Inca, ca. 1400 to 1533 CE. A hand-built and beautifully decorated shallow polychrome pottery dish. The dish rests on a flat base and the walls flare upward to a wide and shallow bowl. On both sides of the rim are a pair of rounded lug handles that protrude outward. The center of the dish is painted with a register of diamond shapes and bands in lovely umber, black, and beige, and red sienna hues, and the lip has a black zigzag motif. This dish was likely made for the Capacocha (Qhapaq hucha) ceremony and may have been buried alongside a sacrificial human offering! Size: 8" L x 8.75" W (20.3 cm x 22.2 cm); 8.5" H (21.6 cm) on included custom stand.
Upon the death of an Inca king, the Capacocha ritual took place. This ritual was used to incorporate new territory into the rapidly expanding Inca empire. Local lords selected unblemished children who represented ideal human qualities. These children were then married and presented with miniature human and llama figurines made of precious metals and sometimes shell. Next, the children and their offerings returned to their original communities. There they were ceremoniously honored before being sacrificed to the mountain gods. Dishes similar to this piece have been excavated alongside these offerings.
Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex- private T. Misenhimer collection, Beverly Hills, California, USA, collected from 1970 to 2008
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#160641Surface abrasions and chipping of pigment. Intact and brightly painted!Condition
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