Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Valle Del Cauca, Calima culture, Ilama Phase, ca. 400 BCE to 200 CE. A hand-built redware pottery stirrup vessel of a bulbous form depicting an abstract avian dove. The vessel presents with a concave base, a slightly compressed spherical body with a gently sloped shoulder, and a pair of attenuated spouts flanking the terminals of a stirrup-shaped handle. The portly dove exhibits a protruding head with bullseye motif eyes and a curved beak, enormous teardrop-shaped wings incised on the sides, and a perky, panel-shaped tail on the verso. Densely incised panels of crosshatch motifs create a 'feathered' presentation on the body, wings, tail, and face and imbue the bird with its characteristic avian form. Scholars posit that, through overland and riverine trade, early Calima artisans were influenced by Ecuador's Chorrera and Jamacoaque cultures as evidenced by the double-spouted alcarraza forms, incised motifs, and other genres of pottery vessels. Size: 9" Diameter x 8.75" H (22.9 cm x 22.2 cm)

Provenance: ex-Wilcox collection, Aurora, Colorado, USA, acquired in 1994; ex-Artemis Gallery (Apolonia/Kevin Cheek)

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#167012

Repaired from over 2 dozen large and small pieces, with restoration along a few areas of base, body, and handle, and resurfacing with overpainting along new material and break lines. Minor abrasions and nicks to handle, spouts, body, head, tail, and base, with softening to some incised details, and light encrustations. Great preservation to surface coloration and overall avian form.