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THBLarge Moche Polychrome Figural Jar of Warrior
Lot 111
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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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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, ca. 2nd to 5th century CE. A sizable example of a hand-built pottery jar depicting a standing male warrior figure. Highly burnished and adorned with maroon and cream pigment atop the orange-slipped ground, the figure presents with bare feet beneath attenuated legs, a segmented skirt decorated with zigzagging lines, stripes bangles on his wrists, and a broad pectoral shawl overlaid with the frontal lappets of his domed helmet. The warrior stares forward from generously lidded, almond-shaped eyes and exhibits a slightly crooked nose, thin lips between shallow nasolabial folds, and a massive pair of bullseye-motif earspools. A slender chinstrap secures his helmet atop his head, and a broad spout with a slightly flared rim rises behind his head.
The Moche were perhaps the only ancient culture in the Americas to produce portrait vessels. The sculptor's intent was to present a very realistic depiction, and interestingly, scholars have been able to follow the progression of age and rank of several of individuals portrayed in pottery.
Cf. A round-bottomed warrior vessel with similar features at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 64.228.28
Provenance: private Littleton, Colorado, USA collection, purchased February 17th, 1996 from APN Trading Corp., Bay Shore, New York, USA
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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.
#172742Repair to spall on proper left temple as well as repair and restoration to back half of spout; resurfacing and overpainting along new material and break lines on spout. Abrasions, minor pitting, light fading to pigment, small chips around raised areas like hat brim and earspools, and softening to some finer details. Great preservation to figural form and nice remains of pigment throughout.Condition
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