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THBMoche Pottery Stirrup Vessel - Conch Shell
Lot 98a
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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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Ancient art from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East, as well as Asian, Fossils, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal / Oceanic, Fine art, and much more! All categories, all price ranges... all legally acquired and guaranteed to be as described or your money back. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, ca. 400 BCE to 400 CE. A lovely mold made stirrup vessel in the form of a conch shell. The vessel sits on a flat base with one slanted end, rounded nubs on the body's midsection, and a spiraling tip a the other end, to represent a conch's natural shape and ridges. The surface is covered with a cream slip and light sienna pigments detailing the swirls and points of the conch. A stirrup handle attaches at the top of the body and supports a tall spout. In the Pacific ocean, the conch shell hosted a living sea snail that the Moche culture possibly ate then used the magnificent shells as instruments. This pottery vessel is a fabulous piece and served a ritual or funerary purpose! Size: 7.5" L x 5.7" W x 8.25" H (19 cm x 14.5 cm x 21 cm)
The shape of this vessel has symbolic meaning for the conch was a life giving force from the ocean that the Moche venerated. The shells could be made into trumpets, and music from these wind instruments was often played during ceremonies. The shell was also a material popular for intricate carving, for it withstood shattering. A vessel like this would have been created for a member of the elite and placed in their tomb as a grave offering to demonstrate their wealth as they began their journey into the afterlife.
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex German Collection with inventory number underneath (069205); ex-Fernandez Leventhal Gallery, before 2010
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#159258Top of spout has been re-attached with resurfacing over break lines. Surface wear, pitting, and chipping of pigment. Small probe hole below handle and on base. Old inventory on the base. Painted with a rare shape!Condition
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