A Narino-Carchi ceramic bullet amphora urn
Circa 750-1250 CE; Narino-Carchi (Capuli) cultures, Colombia/Ecuador
The ceramic vessel with dark red, black, and white geometric designs from a wax-resist painting and firing technique
23.5" H x 9" Dia.
Provenance: Purchased from Clavia: Arte Indigena Precolobinos, Bogota, Colombia, 1979

Other Notes: This lot is accompanied by a copy of a sales receipt from Clavia gallery dated June 6, 1979.

Overall fair to good condition with scattered scuffs, scratches, inherent firing flaws, and weathering commensurate with age and use. With heavy restoration to body and rim. Does not include stand. Condition reports are offered as a courtesy and are typically published in Moran's catalogue or can be made available upon request. The absence of a condition report does not imply that an item is free from defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of others. Buyers are responsible for determining to their own satisfaction the true nature and condition of any lot prior to bidding. Though buyers are not legally required to inspect lots prior to purchase, failure to do so may constitute a waiver of complaint that an item was not delivered in a condition equal to the existent condition at the auction.