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THBInca Redware Stirrup Vessel Jaguar Form
Lot 126
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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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2020-10-08 10:00:00
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Pre-Columbian, Northern Peru, Inca Empire, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A magnificent bi-chrome pottery jaguar vessel with black markings - both spots and striations - adorning its legs, stomach, and tail. He stands on all fours with a curled tail and genitalia delineated beneath. The expressive face is comprised of incised almond-shaped eyes, a long nose, and scores of whiskers above a closed mouth. The stirrup handle rises above his back, with a small monkey creature perched at the juncture of the stirrup and emerging vertical spout. The powerful feline stance and russet orange surface create a striking effigy vessel and was likely used for ritual or burial purposes. A wonderful example boasting impressive artistry as well as meaningful iconography. Size: 9.5" L x 3.8" W x 10.25" H (24.1 cm x 9.7 cm x 26 cm)
The iconography of this vessel is replete with layers of symbolism. The jaguar stood for power and might throughout the Pre-Columbian world. Warriors, rulers, hunters, and shamans alike associated themselves with this king of beasts, the largest and most powerful feline in the New World. The principal deity of the Moche, whose ceramics inspired subsequent Peruvian cultures including the Inca, wears a headdress adorned with a jaguar head and paws, and important mortals donned similar headdresses. A nocturnal animal, the jaguar sleeps in caves and dark places and creeps quietly in the forest, evoking great mystery. Monkeys have always fascinated humankind, with their playful antics that seem to mirror and at times parody humans. Understanding simian creatures as mimics of human culture, most ancients of the Americas also regarded the monkey as a mediary between man and the supernatural. Depicting both jaguar and monkey, this piece possesses great symbolic meaning.
Provenance: ex-Eugene Lions collection, Geneve, Switzerland, collected 1960-2000
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#101762Stable hairline fissures, commensurate with age. Surface wear and fading of pigments. Minor nicks to high peripheries. Old inventory label on the bottom.Condition
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