Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca, Early Intermediate Period, Nazca 6 to 7 Phase, ca. 550 to 750 CE. A sizeable polychrome Nazca double-spout and bridge bottle featuring an extensive and quite mesmerizing iconographic program delineated in russet red, chocolate brown, cream, black, and white hues. The upper register presents a pair of amazingly complex deities, each one comprised of an Anthropological Mythical Being with an attached Jagged Staff or Zackenstab-Damon (Seler 1923) or Jagged God (Proulx 2007). Note the numerous Rayed Head types with schematized faces and protruding tongues. According to the Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies, Inc. (FAMSI), the tongue-touching gesture indicates fighting. Below is a register of 11 stylized female faces. The overall attractive form of the vessel body is comprised of a slightly compressed sphere with a double-spouted stirrup at the top. A very special example, replete with complex iconography, elegant form, and fine artistry. Size: 9" in diameter x 8" H (22.9 cm x 20.3 cm)
For explanation of similar iconography on a double-spout-and-bridge bottle form see FAMSI Resources' Christiane Clados' "Nasca Drawings Collection" Number 237 , C-10106, M.N.A.A.H. - Lima. See Clados Number 238 for additional discussion of iconography. (http://research.famsi.org/nazca/nazca_list.php?rowstart=260&_allSearch=&clnum=)
Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-Fred Eiserman collection, Dallas, Texas, USA
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Condition
There are two patched probe holes on base and normal surface wear with scuffs/slight pigment losses, but otherwise excellent. Old inventory label on underside. Wonderful burnishing marks as well. Collection label on the underside.