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THBMoche Pottery Lobster Stirrup Vessel w/ TL, ex-Museum
Lot 64
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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, Phase IV, ca. 500 to 650 CE. A hand-built pottery vessel in the shape of a lobster bearing a stirrup-shaped handle and a cylindrical spout. The charming crustacean features a segmented carapace and supports its body with an outstretched tail as well as a pair of nubbin frontal claws. Its wedge-shaped face bears a pair of hemispherical eyes, a central crest, and a pair of lengthy antennae lining the sides of its head. Highly burnished and covered in layers of orange-red slip, this is an eye-catching example of Moche zoomorphic artistry! Size: 9.75" L x 2.8" W x 7.1" H (24.8 cm x 7.1 cm x 18 cm)
Cf. The Minneapolis Institute of Art, accession numbers 44.41.2 and 61.1.54
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: ex Ashland University Museum, Ashland, Ohio, USA, donated to Ashland University between July 1994 to December 1998
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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, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
#165945Repair and restoration to handle, with resurfacing and overpainting along new material and break lines. Minor abrasions and fading to original pigment. Nice preservation to crustacean form. TL drill holes beneath tail and underneath jaw.Condition
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