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THBNazca Pottery Vessel of Warrior Holding Trophy Head
Lot 107d
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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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Dec 12, 2019
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What to give this holiday season? You'll find plenty of options in our Dec. 12 auction that will cater to all tastes and budgets. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
What to give this holiday season? You'll find plenty of options in our Dec. 12 auction that will cater to all tastes and budgets. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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USA Domestic: 12/14 for Standard; 12/23 for Express; International: 12/7 for Standard; 12/19 for Express
Pre-Columbian, Peru South Coast, Nazca culture, ca. 100 to 400 CE. A fascinating polychrome drinking vessel with its body shaped to look like a seated warrior, painted with elaborate geometric and abstract motifs, including triangular tattoos under the eyes and a cape decorated with severed heads wearing feathered headdresses. He holds a severed head, painted onto his body at his chest. The figure's tunic is raised to reveal his genitals, perhaps highlighting a cultural connection between sex and death. A spout and handle project from the back of the figure. The base is gently rounded, made to be buried in sand. Size: 5" W x 6" H (12.7 cm x 15.2 cm)
The body of the jar is painted in the style of a head wearing a feathered headdress, with face paint/tattoo marks and wide staring eyes - instantly recognizable as Nazca for its bold lines and strong colors. In fact, Nazca pottery has the widest range of colors found in any pre-Columbian pottery! This item would have been used for drinking fermented chicha, a type of corn beer, and probably placed into a burial to hold offerings. Disembodied heads are a theme in pre-Columbian indigenous Andean art, leading many to believe that they correspond to the taking of trophy heads from enemies.
Provenance: ex-Marcel Ebnoether collection, Basel, Switzerland, collected 1950-1970
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#150549Repaired and restored from multiple pieces. This is expertly done and almost impossible to discern. The pigment has some light wear commensurate with age but all the motifs remain very clear.Condition
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