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THBNazca Polychrome Vessel - AMB w/ TL Test
Lot 108
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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 5, 2019
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2019-12-05 10:00:00
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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, Peru (south coast), probably Middle Nazca, Phase 5, ca. 450 to 550 CE. A fantastically painted, round ceramic vessel, depicting the Anthropomorphic Mythical Being (AMB), with two tiny handles high up on the body and a narrow, flaring mouth. The Nazca liked to paint, over and over again, stylized figures of the AMB, a sacred theme perhaps drawn from the earlier Paracas culture or the earliest days of the Nazca. This example has a masked face, a streaming trophy head rising from its headdress, and a human body turned to one side, pierced with arrows in the feet and phallus. Bird-like feathers decorate the body. This figure is repeated twice around the shoulder of the vessel, above a simple, monochrome lower body. Humans with bird-like qualities are common Nazca motifs, each figure imbued with the power of raptors, who were seen as manifestations of mountain gods and rulers of the skies. Size: 8.45" W x 8.2" H (21.5 cm x 20.8 cm)
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: private southern California, USA collection, acquired in the 1970s to mid-1980s
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
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#141554Repaired from approximately 20 pieces, with overpainting and restoration along the repair lines. Small drill holes from TL test.Condition
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