PREïºCOLUMBIAN ART : INCLUDING A SELECTION OF ... - Lempertz
PREïºCOLUMBIAN ART : INCLUDING A SELECTION OF ... - Lempertz
PREïºCOLUMBIAN ART : INCLUDING A SELECTION OF ... - Lempertz
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CHAVIN GREYWARE VESSEL<br />
CUPINISQUE<br />
Ca. 900-600 B. C.<br />
Of distinctive arched form with the rectangular<br />
body and curving stirrup incised with stippled<br />
circles and the wide stirrup spout molded with<br />
reptiles, each with the large open mouth showing<br />
bared teeth and covered with decorative designs.<br />
Height 16.6 cm<br />
Literature<br />
Ferdinand Anton, Alt-Peru und seine Kunst, Leipzig,<br />
1972, pl. 12<br />
€ 2 000 – 4 000<br />
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VICUS ZOOMORPHIC VESSEL<br />
Ca. A. D. 100-500<br />
The whistling vessel of unusual confi guration, the<br />
openwork square shape with a spout attached<br />
on one side to a strap handle and connected to<br />
a stylized feline with grinning expression, pierced<br />
snout and perked ears, the whole painted in reddish<br />
brown with a white dotted pattern overall.<br />
Height 21 cm<br />
€ 1 500 – 2 500<br />
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