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THBMoche Bi-chrome Stirrup Vessel w/ Creature - TL Tested
Lot 63c
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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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Travel around the world and back in time and be amazed at the treasures you will find! Antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East, Asian, Pre-Columbian, African/Tribal/Oceanic, Native American, Spanish Colonial, Fine Art, much more. Shop early for the holidays! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, north coast Peru, Moche, Phase III to IV, ca. 400 to 700 CE. A hand-built pottery stirrup vessel with a globular body depicting the abstract 'fish decapitator deity' on either side. Each instance of the fish decapitator shows a large, shark-like monster with a spotted body, serrated dorsal and pectoral fins, and a crescent-shaped tail with exterior serrations, all while standing upon a pair of anthropomorphic legs. Its monstrous head bears frilled snout barbs, a singular protruding eye, and two rows of fangs within its gaping maw, and one protruding human arm holds a ceremonial tumi with a sinuous, animal-headed finial. Above the figural depictions is a semicircular, stirrup-shaped handle with a cylindrical spout emanating from the middle. Size: 5.875" W x 9.7" H (14.9 cm x 24.6 cm)
This piece has been tested using thermoluminescence (TL) analysis and has been found to be ancient and of the period stated. A full report will accompany purchase.
Provenance: private Southern California, USA collection, acquired in the 1970s to mid-1980s
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.
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#145805Repairs to handle and top of spout from a few large pieces, with restoration to very small area of spout rim, and resurfacing with overpainting along new material and break lines. Abrasions and light encrustations, with fading to scattered areas of pigment. Great preservation of figural imagery on both halves of vessel. Two TL drill holes: one beneath base, and one in front of lower jaw of one fish decapitator deity.Condition
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