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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MIDDLE MOCHICA FIGURAL VESSEL<br />
Ca. A. D. 200-500<br />
The seated aged dignitary with hands resting on<br />
his crossed knees, with distinctive facial features<br />
with long, hooked nose decorated with dotted<br />
tattoos, rimmed eyes with crow’s feet at the<br />
temples, tightly wrapped in a cape with a border,<br />
and wearing a stripped turban with chin strap, in<br />
cream and reddish brown.<br />
Height 19.3 cm<br />
Literature<br />
Cologne, Schätze aus Peru von Chavin bis zu den<br />
Inka, Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum, June 20-<br />
September, 6, 1959, pl. 29<br />
Alan Lapiner, Pre-Columbian Art of South America,<br />
1974, pl. 338<br />
€ 2 000 – 4 000