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THBLarge Kushan Pottery Pig Vessel
Lot 66
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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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Ancient Central Asia, northwestern India, Kushan Empire, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. An intriguing example of a hand-built pottery vessel of a tall, cylindrical form depicting a portly swine. The rotund body is supported by four relatively flat feet, sports a petite tail base on the hind quarters, and has a circular spout centered atop the back. The pig face protruding from the front features a pair of incised eyes, fragments of both ears, a tapered snout, and a broad nose with two impressed nostrils. Size: 12" L x 7.375" W x 8.3" H (30.5 cm x 18.7 cm x 21.1 cm)
The Kushan Empire controlled part of the Silk Road between China and the Mediterranean, and its position as a crossroads led to the creation of a dynamic cultural fusion. Vessels like this example hint at the intricate creations and zoomorphic stylization that people were able to achieve during this period.
Provenance: private California, USA collection, by descent, moved from Germany in 1997, originally collected in the 1970s in Hamburg, Germany
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#155960Losses to one ear and areas of spout as shown. Abrasions and chipping to feet, body, tail, head, and pigment, with light staining to some areas of pigment, and light encrustations. Nice earthen deposits and light remains of original pigment throughout.Condition
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