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THBMoche Fineline Pottery Stirrup Vessel w/ Birds
Lot 95
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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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Dec 5, 2019
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2019-12-05 10:00:00
2019-12-05 10:00:00
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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche III to IV, ca. 400 to 700 CE. A magnificent example of a fineline bichrome stirrup vessel, the near spherical body decorated with two sizeable birds, both with outspread wings, dotted bodies, delineated feathery plumage on the wings and tailfeathers, and long beaks. The field is further adorned with feathered and dotted motifs. The fine-line tradition in Moche Art lasted approximately 300 years and typically referenced culturally significant imagery. Scholars have suggested that in the Pre-Columbian world, birds were revered for their ability to communicate between the world of the living and immortal deities of the celestial realm. Size: 5.5" in diameter x 10.75" H (14 cm x 27.3 cm)
See a Moche stirrup vessel with a similar fineline bird motif at the Art Institute Chicago (Accession number 1958.638) and published in B.J. (Bruno John) Wassermann-San Blas, Ceramics del Antiguo Peru de la Collection Wassermann-San Blas [with introduction by Heinz Lehmann] (Wassermann-San Blas, Buenos Aires, 1938), p. 55, cat. 88 (ill.).
Provenance: ex-private Hans Juergen Westermann collection, Germany, collected in 1950 to the 1960s
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#150500Professionally repaired from multiple pieces with restoration over the break lines, but very well executed and difficult to discern. Minute nicks to the rim of the spout and the periphery of the base. Expected surface wear with minor fading/loss to pigmentation, but imagery is still quite vivid.Condition
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