Chancay Pottery Jar - Figure w/ Kero
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Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chancay, ca. 900 to 1250 CE. A wonderful pottery vessel in the form of a stylized figure seated with legs propped up and holding a kero with both hands. Surmounted by a sizable, flared headdress that doubles as the vessel's spout, the figure displays wide-open eyes - suggestive of psychedelic intoxication - as well as a pointed nose, a closed mouth, and a jutting chin, all flanked by a pair of annular earspools. Four spiked lugs protrude from the sides of the headdress allowing for suspension. All is enveloped in creamy beige-hued slip with applied black pigment serving as face paint, decorating the earspools and headdress, and delineating the limbs from the body. Size: 6.5" Diameter x 12.2" H (16.5 cm x 31 cm)
Provenance: private Lumberton, Texas, USA collection, acquired before 2010
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#183760
Provenance: private Lumberton, Texas, USA collection, acquired before 2010
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
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#183760
Condition
Professional repair and restoration to rim / spout area, as well as some areas of repainting; all cone very well and difficult to notice. Some light abrasions to surface as shown, but otherwise excellent presentation with good remaining pigments.
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Chancay Pottery Jar - Figure w/ Kero
Estimate $1,000 - $1,500
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PhD. Art History, Director, Fine & Visual Arts
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