**First Time At Auction**

Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca, ca. 200 to 400 CE. A hand-built pottery vessel with a round but stable base, a tapered cylindrical body, and a thin rim surrounding the deep basin. Atop the cream-hued ground is a grand depiction of the Anthropomorphic Mythical Being (AMB) with its broad whiskers, diamond-shaped eyes, and flowing body. The AMB is juxtaposed with a zoomorphic multi-legged figure which has a sword going through the top of its head and through its mouth in a sacrificial manner. The pattern is repeated with two horizontal registers of the illustration in a symmetrical fashion around the exterior of the vessel. An interesting scene set atop a prominent red-hued painted line, which separates the illustration from a solid yellow painted bottom. Size: 4.7" W x 6" H (11.9 cm x 15.2 cm)

This piece has been tested using thermoluminescence (TL) analysis and has been found to be ancient and of the period stated. A full report will accompany purchase.

Provenance: ex Stein collection, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA, acquired June 29, 2012; ex Haig's of Rochester, Rochester, Michigan, USA

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#163972

Chipping of paint along the inside rim indicate signs of light restoration to painted work. Well-preserved and in otherwise excellent condition. TL testing drill holes at the bottom and near top of the rim. Surface wear commensurate with age.