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THBMoche Fineline Stirrup Vessel w/ Strombus Monsters
Lot 63a
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
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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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Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, Phase IV, ca. 500 to 700 CE. A marvelous pottery stirrup vessel boasting a flat base and a bulbous body, all intricately adorned with brown on cream fine line decoration of spiraling mythological zoomorphic amalgamations known as Strombus Monsters. The elaborate design consists of a spiral layout - an innovation of Moche Phase IV painters - featuring several ferocious Strombus Monsters in profile. Each chimeric beast exhibits a segmented serpentine body with serrated scales, a Strombus shell back, and a clawed foot, while a feline head with a pointed ear or crest, prominent antennae, and a gaping mouth exposing a protruding tongue and fangs presents at one end and a tail bearing a secondary snake-like head extends from the other. The tubular spout is additionally embellished by ray-like elements that hang over the arch. Size: 6" Diameter x 11.9" H (15.2 cm x 30.2 cm)
While there are many fantastical beasts in the bestiary of ancient Moche artistry, none is more intriguing than the Strombus Monster - an amalgam beast that synthesizes characteristics from the sea-dwelling conch shell (Strombus galeatus) and the land snail they were more accustomed to. According to authors Christopher B. Donnan and Donna McClelland, "The Strombus Monster is introduced in Phase IV and is very frequently portrayed. It combines a Strombus shell, a large-eared serpent head, a feline body with claws and pelage markings, and a tail ending in a small-eared serpent head. On its snout are antennae similar to those found on land snails." (Donnan, Christopher B. and Donna McClelland. "Moche Fineline Painting: Its Evolution and Its Artists." UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History, Los Angeles, California, 1999, p. 116)
For another example of the Strombus Monster depicted in the fineline technique on a Phase IV stirrup vessel, please see: Donnan, Christopher B. and Donna McClelland. "Moche Fineline Painting: Its Evolution and Its Artists." UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History, Los Angeles, California, 1999, p. 87, fig. 4.25.
Provenance: private Eagle, Colorado, USA collection, acquired in the 1990s; ex-Kastner collection
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#168250Possible repair and restoration to spout. Expected nicks and scratches, commensurate with age. Some repainting in areas. Otherwise, excellent with impressive preservation of details and pigment.Condition
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