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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RARE COASTAL TIAHUANACO DRUM<br />
Ca. A. D. 600-1000<br />
The drum-shaped cylindrical base surmounted<br />
by two confronted, standing anthropomorphic<br />
fi gures, in a tight embrace, with short tails curling<br />
at the back, the tubular bodies painted with<br />
concentric lozenges, their heads thrown back and<br />
showing toothy grins, with upright ears, the whole<br />
painted in reddish brown and black.<br />
Height 44 cm<br />
Provenance<br />
Bernoulli Collection, Basel, 1949<br />
€ 2 000 – 4 000