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THBChavin Stirrup Vessel with Two Figures - Rare!
Lot 84
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Artemis Fine Arts
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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By Artemis Fine Arts
Apr 4, 2019
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2019-04-04 10:00:00
2019-04-04 10:00:00
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Ancient art from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East, as well as Asian, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal / Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, Russian Icons, Fine art, much more! All categories, all price ranges... all legally acquired and guaranteed to be as described or your money back Artemis Fine Arts info@artemisfinearts.com
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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, North Coast of Peru, Chavin, Santa Ana style, ca. 500 BCE. An incredibly rare stirrup vessel with an elongated cuboid base and two kneeling anthropomorphic figures. Each has his body crouched, smooth aside from incised swirling lines, as if wrapped in a cloth. Stylized faces with pointed noses and large eyes form their only features. Both have hair parted in the center; one wears a ringed headdress. A low, broad stirrup spout rises from their backs to meet at the center of the vessel. The vessel is a smooth, uniform red aside from the tops of the heads and the stirrup, whose surfaces are scored to create a rougher texture. Who do these figures represent? Captives of war? Sacrifices? Worshippers? Size: 3.9" L x 5.25" W x 6.55" H (9.9 cm x 13.3 cm x 16.6 cm)
Chavin people lived in the northern Highland Andes, and their capital, Chavin de Huantar, is an UNESCO World Heritage Site. The artwork of Chavin represents the first widespread style in the region and its influence on later artwork, from the Moche to the Inca, is clear.
Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-private New York, USA collection
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#139216Repaired and restored from multiple pieces. Restoration is almost impossible to discern. Fabulous manganese deposits on the body of the vessel.Condition
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