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THBInca Polychrome Pottery Man & Llama Vessel, TL Tested
Lot 102c
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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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Featuring a very special collection of Fine Art from the Hollywood Hills, including Picasso & Rookwood ceramics! Also included are many fine examples of classical antiquities, ancient, and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Featuring a very special collection of Fine Art from the Hollywood Hills, including Picasso & Rookwood ceramics! Also included are many fine examples of classical antiquities, ancient, and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, northern Peru, Inca Empire, ca. 1470 to 1532 CE. A charming pottery ritual watering vessel known as a paccha in the form of a seated figure carrying a llama. Depicted nude, the stylized figure displays an egg-shaped body and attenuated limbs as he bends his legs at each side and balances the animal atop sloped shoulders, grasping its legs with his hands. His large head presents an expressive countenance suggestive of ceremonial drug intoxication with wide, ovoid eyes, a naturalistic nose, prominent nasolabial folds, and an open mouth exposing gritted teeth, all flanked by a petite pair of ears. The llama's lengthy body stretches across the figure's upper back, its sizeable head protruding from one side, exhibiting cupped ears, bulging eyes, an elongated snout, delineated nostrils, and a long tongue hanging from its open mouth. A broad headdress crowns the figure's head, opening to an annular rim at the top that leads to the hollow interior of the vessel. Size: 4.6" W x 7.5" H (11.7 cm x 19 cm)
The figure is seated atop a discoid plinth that serves as the vessel's base with a brief, conical spout extending outward just below his feet. Red and black pigments adorn the orange terracotta ground, adding decorative details throughout the piece.
This piece has been tested using thermoluminescence (TL) analysis and has been found to be ancient and of the period stated. A full printed and bound report is available to the buyer upon request.
Provenance: private Superior, Colorado, USA collection; ex-Howard S. Rose Collection, New York City, New York, USA
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.
#169398Llama has minor chipping to ears and small perforation on posterior. Some areas of repainting and light abrasions. Otherwise, intact and excellent with nice remaining details and pigments. TL holes on base and underside of headdress.Condition
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