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THBRare Late Moche Pottery Fineline Stirrup Vessel - TL
Lot 134b
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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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Jul 11, 2019
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2019-07-11 10:00:00
2019-07-11 10:00:00
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Discover ancient art from Egypt, Greece, Italy, and the Near East, as well as Asian, Pre-Columbian, Tribal, Fossils and Fine Art. Also featuring a wonderful collection from a prominent New York estate whose owners reside in the Van Wyck family's historic Lloyd Harbor waterfront home. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, north coast of Peru, Moche V, ca. 600 to 800 CE. A stunning example of a fineline painted double spout and bridge bottle, with the bridge in the form of a serpentine body with a jaguar head at each of its terminals. The body is painted in the fineline style with a series of seemingly disconnected images - birds, a lord wearing an elaborate headdress, and cacti-like plants. Scattered around the image are ulluchu fruit, comma shaped and painted to have a grooved texture, which were probably used by the Moche during sacrifices to make it easier to extract blood from human sacrifices. The double spout form was new in Moche V, borrowed from Huari ceramics that Moche artisans would have encountered as trade goods. Moche V was a time of social unrest, with radical changes and shifting urban centers, but it is not clear what caused this - Some environmental calamity? A plague? Poor leadership, invasion, some other political explanation? The iconography of the vessel creates an impression of chaos that may have mirrored the world around the person making it. Size: 6.4" W x 6.95" H (16.3 cm x 17.7 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: ex-private D. Jeppesen collection, Oregon, USA, acquired before 1982
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#147009TL shows base is original but cross beam and spouts are restored. Restoration is well done and almost impossible to discern. Two small drill holes from TL test. Light wear to pigment on body, especially lower on the body, but overall the motifs are excellently preserved.Condition
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