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THBMoche Ceramic Stirrup Vessel - Sacrifice Scene
Lot 133
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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
Feb 21, 2019
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2019-02-21 10:00:00
2019-02-21 10:00:00
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An important one-day auction featuring museum-worthy examples of Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Far East / Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Native American, Spanish Colonial, Russian, Fossils, Ancient Jewelry, Fine Art, so much more! Artemis Fine Arts info@artemisfinearts.com
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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, Peru (North Coast), Moche Culture, ca. 400 to 800 CE. Wow! An incredibly-preserved ceramic stirrup vessel depicting a dramatic scene of sacrifice. Against the backdrop of high mountains - with two peaks projecting outward from the sides of the vessel - a jaguar holds a warrior in its mouth, its claws clinging to the mountainsides. The warrior holds a mace in one hand and a small shield in the other. He wears a conical helmet, a tunic with a stepped-pyramid motif at its neck, and large ear spools. Dark cream-colored and red-colored pigment give the piece further decoration. Size: 6" W x 9.35" H (15.2 cm x 23.7 cm)
Scenes of mountaintop sacrifices and/or religious rituals are common in Moche ceramics, which were made to be placed as offerings into tombs. This seems to relate to agricultural fertility rites, as well as the management of water resources. This association continued for nearly a millennia to the Inca, who practiced human sacrifice on mountaintop shrines, as we know from findings of frozen mummified bodies near the summit of Mount Llullaillaco.
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; private Southwestern USA collection, acquired over 30 years ago
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#143366Small chip from spout; otherwise in excellent condition with fantastic preservation of motifs.Condition
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