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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*115<br />
NAZCA VESSEL<br />
Ca. A. D. 300-600<br />
Boldly painted in maroon, anthracite,<br />
orange-brown, grey, white, tan and tawny<br />
brown with two emphatic depictions on<br />
each side of the Anthropomorphic Mythical<br />
Being, holding weapons in the right hand<br />
and a trophy head in the other, wearing the<br />
diagnostic elements of the mouth mask,<br />
stingray headband, loincloth, with the entire<br />
body trimmed with trophy heads.<br />
Height 15 cm<br />
Provenance<br />
Bernoulli Collection, Basel, 1940<br />
Cf. Nasca, pl. 224<br />
€ 1 200 – 2 200<br />
*116<br />
LATE NAZCA FEMALE FIGURINE<br />
Ca. A. D. 300-600<br />
The robust, fi gurine with legs and arms<br />
outstretched, hair streaming down her shoulders,<br />
almond-shaped eyes and small mouth,<br />
her naked body painted with star-shaped<br />
tattoos in tan, dark brown and red.<br />
Height 12 cm<br />
Cf. Nasca, pl. 12<br />
€ 1 100 – 2 000<br />
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