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A Large Nazca Vessel Peru, c. 100 BC – 400 AD Earthenware bridge-spout vessel painted in cream, red-brown, orange, olive green and black. Depicts on both sides the principal deity of the Nazca known as the Oculate Being, with a prominent head wearing a mouth mask with feline whiskers, a long feather headdress falls over its body seen in profile to the left side of the head. A large and superbly painted example. In very good condition, rims of both spouts slightly chipped, a stable stress crack on the bottom not affecting the painted body, hairline cracks in pigments on crown of one. Provenance: A Private Texas Collection A family collection in Peru, 1960s, thence by descent Height: 8 inches HID03101062020 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
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70295: A Large Nazca Vessel Peru, c. 100 BC – 400 AD
Estimate $800 - $1,200
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$400
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American Indian, Pre-Columbian and Tribal Art
Dallas, TX, USA
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