PREïºCOLUMBIAN ART : INCLUDING A SELECTION OF ... - Lempertz
PREïºCOLUMBIAN ART : INCLUDING A SELECTION OF ... - Lempertz
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MOCHICA BLACKWARE VESSEL<br />
Ca. A. D. 200-500<br />
The cylindrical vessel molded with a stepped curl<br />
motif and molded with four tumbo fruits, known<br />
as granadilla, a member of the passion fl ower<br />
family, the distinctive V-shaped stirrup molded on<br />
each side with a three crouching frogs, perhaps<br />
poison dart frogs.<br />
Height 24 cm<br />
Literature<br />
Ferdinand Anton, Alt -Peru und seine Kunst, Leipzig,<br />
1972, pl. 160<br />
Cf. For such fruits, Spirit of Peru, pl. 44<br />
€ 1 500 – 2 500<br />
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EARLY/MIDDLE MOCHICA VESSEL<br />
Ca. 100 B. C. -A. D. 500<br />
The expanding round walls incised and painted<br />
with an overall pattern of highly stylized stingray<br />
heads with large circular eyes painted in cream<br />
and reddish brown.<br />
Height 18.5 cm<br />
Provenance<br />
Bernoulli Collection, Basel, 1949<br />
€ 1 500 – 2 500<br />
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