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THBMoche Pottery Whistling Stirrup Vessel - Parrot
Lot 127e
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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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By Artemis Gallery
Dec 6, 2018
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2018-12-06 10:00:00
2018-12-06 10:00:00
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Day 2 of an important 2-dy auction featuring ancient and ethnographic art from around the world. Today's sale will feature Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal, Ethnographic, Spanish Colonial, Fine Art, much more. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Day 2 of an important 2-dy auction featuring ancient and ethnographic art from around the world. Today's sale will feature Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal, Ethnographic, Spanish Colonial, Fine Art, much more. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche/Mochica, ca. 400 to 600 CE. A polychrome whistling stirrup vessel with one of the two bowls in the form of a standing parrot, its realistic curved beak partially opened to allow a whistling sound to escape. The artisan used an orange, red, and cream hued color scheme favored by the Moche, the red being applied with red clay slip, a fine clay with oxide pigments that, when fired, bring out a brilliant color. Size: 8.75" W x 9.1" H (22.2 cm x 23.1 cm)
Stirrup spout vessels reached their high point with the Moche culture, which flourished during the Early Intermediate period from approximately 100 BCE through 800 CE where a vast array and large quantities of these ceramics were produced. The Moche or Mochica employed a wide variety of techniques to create vessels ranging from the most basic and utilitarian to finely painted pots and carefully molded portrait vessels that display wonderful artistic expression. These objects manifest a remarkable range of design representing men, women, animals, plants, deities and anthropomorphized figures pursuing a multitude of activities. From hunting and fishing to sexual acts and elaborate ceremonies, Mochica art represents mythology, ritual and the daily life of the people.
Provenance: ex-private Houston, Texas, USA collection, acquired at auction
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#140179Intact, with excellent remaining pigment. Beautiful condition with light wear commensurate with age.Condition
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