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THBWonderful Inca Silver Portrait Beaker
Lot 18c
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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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Mar 18, 2021
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Featuring Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, much more. All items have been legally acquired and are legal to sell. Convenient in-house shipping. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Featuring Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, much more. All items have been legally acquired and are legal to sell. Convenient in-house shipping. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, North Peru, Inca, ca. 1400 to 1532 CE. A high-grade silver (97.62-98.66% silver) portrait vessel comprised of silver sheet that has been skillfully hammer-molded to form a drinking cup (kero) depicting a stylized human head with bold repousse features defining the face. The visage presents with large almond-shaped lidded eyes, a projecting nose, well-defined nasolabial folds and cheeks, with a strong jaw line and a closed mouth, all beneath a flared rim and rising from a cylindrical neck. On the back of the head are two columns of repeated chevron motifs. Silver quality: 97.62-98.66%; Weight: 101.1 grams; Size: 4.375" L x 3.125" W x 5.375" H (11.1 cm x 7.9 cm x 13.7 cm)
The kero form was also created by Huari and Chimu cultures as well as other peoples of the ancient world. However, the indigenous of Peru created these for more than domestic purposes. Rather, they were used during life and after life at funerary ceremonies that incorporated intricate religious libations and imbibing rites. To create this piece, the ancient metalsmith hammered a piece of silver into a very thin sheet, approximately the size of the finished work. Then, the artisan used fine-grained stone anvils and hammer stones made of hematite or green porphyry, sometimes with animal hide attached, and a wooden template was used to create the form and its repousse ornamentation, as the metalsmith hammered the silver sheet upon the wooden template.
Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection, ex-H.J. Westermann collection, Germany, between 1950 to 1960
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#162867Professionally cleaned and conserved. Losses to periphery of top rim and damage to area below rim as shown. Expected surface wear with indentations and abraded areas commensurate with age.Condition
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