Chorrera Pottery Vessel - Owl Form
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Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Chorrera culture, ca. 800 to 500 BCE. A hand-built pottery bowl of ceremonial form depicting a stylized, minimalist owl. The avian vessel exhibits a rounded body with a thin, circular rim, a wing folded inwards on either side, a fan-shaped tail, and a raised spherical head bearing enormous eyes and a petite beak. The burnished surfaces are enveloped with russet red slip that creates a dignified presentation. Size: 7.5" L (19 cm)
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-Hacinto Santana collection, New York, USA, from the mid-1990s
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Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#173293
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-Hacinto Santana collection, New York, USA, from the mid-1990s
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#173293
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Nice red pigment and earth deposits.
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Chorrera Pottery Vessel - Owl Form
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