Inca Pottery Bird-Form Stirrup, ex-Sotheby Park Bernet

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chimu / Inca, ca. 1000 to 1470 CE. Stirrup spout vessel molded in the form of a stylized seabird, with pointed tail, flattened rounded beak, attenuated legs held at the sides of t

Pre-Columbian, Central Peru, Inca, ca. 1300 to 1500 CE. Peru had already been a center of outstanding pottery production for thousands of years when the Inca rose to power. The Moche had developed the

Two 19th Century Glazed Redware Storage Jars. Bulbous form with square rims. One has Sotheby's Park Bernet label. 5" and 6"h. Condition: Good with flake chips on underside base.

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Inca, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A beautiful pottery bowl presenting a hemispherical form with handles in the form of a bird head and bird tail. Adorned with black and white pigments on

A Bold and unusual Cross River Janus dance crest with a striking Black and Red Paint and dramatic form. Cross river region and related ethnic group. The Dance Crest measures 12 inches tall. Provenance

Donated By: Donick Cary, Emmy-Award winning writer/producer (Letterman /Simpsons / Parks and Recreation /Silicon Valley) Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chimu/Inca, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. 'Monkey see,

Pennsylvania 19th Century Mottle Glazed Redware Storage Jar. Bulbous form with tooled flared rim and shoulder with lug handles. Sotheby's Park Bernet label. 8-1/2'h. Condition: Fair to good with chips

Pre-Columbian, northwest coast of Peru, Viru culture, ca. 200 BCE. A charming example of whimsical artistry. This is a stirrup vessel with a very narrow, cylindrical handle and spout; opposite the spo

Bird form blackware jug with stirrup spout and monkey lug. Reapair and chip to spout. 9.5"h x 5.5"w x 8"d **Please Note: This item is NOT eligible for in-house shipping. Please refer to the terms and

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, La Tolita, Tumoco Pottery Vessels (6) c. 600 BC-200 AD. Size 2 - 4 1/2 inches. Lot of 6 ancient pottery vessels, one in form of Bird. Provenance: Ex Collection of Joseph John B

Pre-Columbian, north coast of Peru, Moche, Phase IV, ca. 500 to 700 CE. A marvelous pottery stirrup vessel displaying the form of a seated shaman in the process of transforming into a bird. Adorned in

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chimu/Inca, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A spirited blackware pottery effigy stirrup vessel in the form of a jaguar standing squarely on all four paws with a curled tail. The wild cat's e

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A blackware stirrup jar with one half of the stirrup in the form of a perched bird. Around the upper shoulder is a repeated register of different kinds

Pre-Columbian, north coast of Peru, Moche V, ca. 600 to 800 CE. A classic Moche form, the stirrup vessel, with the body in the form of the transformative god Ai Apec, with a tall, black bird on one ar

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Inca, ca. 1400 to 1532 CE. A wonderful terracotta double-chambered whistling vessel comprised of 2 vernacular house forms, each capped by an elongated tubular neck: one leading to

Ancient Greece, Athens, Early Attic, ca. 6th century BCE. A very large and incredibly fine black-figure neck amphora of an exceptionally elegant, classic form - both sides expertly painted with mesmer

A very fine and rare old Shango staff with cowrie shell adornment and signs of field use. Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The figure has an old label on the side as well as an old Sotheby's Park Bern

Pre-Columbian, northern Peru, Moche III/IV, ca. 500 to 600 CE. A wonderful and touching stirrup jar in the form of a mother sea bird (comorant) with its beak down toward the baby bird at its side whil

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima culture, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A charming pottery vessel in the form of a swallow mid-flight with wings widely spread and head lifted at a

Three Brown Glazed Pottery Pieces, to include standing pig, height 4 inches; along with a pair of mugs with pig form handles, height 3 inches. Provenance: 1975 Sotheby Parke Bernet receipt. The Estate

Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca, ca. 100 BCE to 400 CE. A hand-built pottery stirrup vessel in the form of a stylized anthropomorphic effigy portrayed elaborately adorned in great detail, all i

Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A fascinating pottery vessel of a tall, cylindrical form with a flat base, smooth walls, a deep basin, and a lightly flare

Pre-Columbian, Northern Peru, Inca Empire, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A remarkable pottery vessel in the form of an alpaca or llama head with a long snout, a high nasal bridge, a round nose, an incised mout

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chimu/Inca culture, ca. 1100 to 1532 CE. A hand-built and highly burnished pottery vessel of an intriguing form that depicts a simian creature, perhaps a monkey, standing on all f