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Description
Pre-Columbian, Central Coast of Peru, Chancay, ca. 1000 to 1300 CE. A hand-built pottery urn of sizable, egg-shaped form with black-painted linear decorations on the handles and bowl-shaped rim as well as on the stylized feline creature below, its body with dozens of petite white spots. Size: 9.3" W x 13.75" H (23.6 cm x 34.9 cm)
Provenance: private Cape Coral, Florida, USA collection; ex-private Allison collection, Washington, USA, inherited in the mid-70's
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#186476
Provenance: private Cape Coral, Florida, USA collection; ex-private Allison collection, Washington, USA, inherited in the mid-70's
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.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#186476
Condition
Chips around rim as shown. Minor nicks and abrasions, with light fading to pigment, and scattered stains, otherwise in great condition. Nice preservation of black-painted motifs.
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Chancay Bichrome Pottery Urn w/ Spotted Feline Creature
$1,000.00
$1,500
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Owner/Executive Director, Antiquities & Pre-Columbian Art
PhD. Art History, Director, Fine & Visual Arts
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