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PRECOLUMBIAN 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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