Inca Stirrup Vessel, Seated Man in Trance
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Pre-Columbian, Inca, Central Peru, ca. 1300-1500 CE. During the reign of the Incas, Peru had been the seat of outstanding pottery production for thousands of years. The Moche had developed the stirrup vessel to an art form full of expression and fascinating insight to the ancient Andean culture. The Inca followed in this tradition; however, in some instances they improved upon the artistry and technique. This vessel, for instance, demonstrates incredibly fine painting technique and a more naturalistic facial expression, the entranced man's closed eyes and mouth engaged in prayer or ritual as he sits with hands to bent knees. The figure is highly decorated in fanciful regalia - his sash, necklace, earspools and headband meticulously painted with geometric details - his face so finely detailed with sweet coffee bean shaped eyes, a finely modeled nose, pursed lips, and painted eyelashes and chin hairs. A small monkey is perched on the handle of the vessel behind the praying man. Appropriately, in the Pre-Columbian world the monkey was thought to mediate between man and the supernatural. 7-3/4"H x 6-1/2"D x 4-1/4"W
Provenance: Ex-Splendors of the World, Haiku, HI
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Provenance: Ex-Splendors of the World, Haiku, HI
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Inca Stirrup Vessel, Seated Man in Trance
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