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THBRealistic Inca Pottery Stirrup Vessel, Fish Form
Lot 229
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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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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, Peru, Inca, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A delightful terracotta stirrup vessel in the form of a large fish with skillfully incised and modeled details - fins in bas relief and high relief, a wide eyed visage with circular eyes and an almost fin-to-fin toothy grin. The form is completed by a central tubular spout with an ample slab-made handle arched over one side from spout to fin. Size: 12.5" L x 5.75" W x 9" H (31.8 cm x 14.6 cm x 22.9 cm)
The fish, associated with several Inca myths, may represent a dedication to the Inca goddess Mama Cocha who was known as the sea mother, as well as the goddess of all seas and fishes. In addition, Mama Cocha was believed to be a descendant of the moon as well as a source of water, food, and health. The Incas also thought that Mama Cocha kept sailors and creatures of the sea safe. For this reason, fishing groups and those whose livelihoods depended on water worshipped her. More generally, fish symbolized water, fertility, good luck, happiness, and freedom in the Pre-Columbian world.
Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; Ex Westermann Coll. Germany, between 1950 and 1965
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#151844Professionally repaired from multiple pieces with restoration over the break lines. This is very well done and it is nearly impossible to see any break lines. Expected surface wear with scuffs and areas of slight abrasion. Slight pressure fissure on base. Otherwise excellent with nice burnishing marks and scattered deposits.Condition
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