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THBRare Chavin Maranon Polychrome Erotic Vessel w/ TL Test
Lot 12
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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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Featuring ancient and ethnographic art from around the world, including Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Ethnographic, Spanish Colonial, Fossils, Fine Art, much more. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, Peru (Ecuador border ), Chavin Maranon, 1500 BCE. Older than ceramics of the classic Chavin era, and according to the current owner, one of only two known erotic ceramics of this type in existence, this piece is intriguing for its explicit erotic subject matter and polychrome finish in red, orange, cream, and black. The figure in front is prone with hands on the ground, body delineated with perforated nipples for liquid to flow through, striped and beaded bands, visage with closed coffee bean shaped eyes, a prominent curved nose adorned with nose ring, slit mouth, and cap-like coiffure. The figure behind crouches and holds his partner's buttocks while engaging in the act. His face is similar - comprised of slit coffee bean eyes, a projecting nose, and slit mouth - though distinctly adorned with a stylized pyramidal/step motif facial tattoo, strapped helmet, pierced ears presumably for suspending ornaments, black zigzags and circular motifs upon his chest, and striated/beaded bands adorning his waist and limbs. A bold example of ancient erotic stirrup vessel! Size: 9" W x 7" H (22.9 cm x 17.8 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 Hawaii, USA collection; ex-Westermann Collection, Germany, acquired between 1950 and 1965
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#151842Professionally repaired from several pieces with restoration over the break lines. Slight surface wear with areas of abrasion commensurate with age. Small TL holes behind ear of rear figure and under foot of front figure. Scattered mineral deposits.Condition
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