Prehispanic Elegant Chavin Black Ware Stirrup Vessel
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10th-3rd century B.C. An elegant and early black ware stirrup vessel with bulbous body, decorated with triangular forms and pecked zones. Cf. Sotheby’s Pre-Columbian Art, New York, May 1985, lots 3 and 7 for early examples of stirrup vessels; cf. Miller, R., Art of the Andes, from Chavin to Inca, Thames and Hudson, 1994, p.49, no.36, for a very similar example; cf. Burger, R., Chavin and the Origins of Andean Civilization, Thames and Hudson, 1995, p.139, no.133, for a close example. 750 grams, 22.5 cm high (8 5/8 in.). Private U.K. family collection formed in the early 1970s. The property of Mr and Mrs P. R. of East Sussex. Thence by descent to family members. This artist of this elegant vessel may have achieved the mottled effect by applying a serrated sea shell on the surface and moving it back and forth, applying pressure to the surface. [No Reserve] [A video of this lot is available to view on Timeline Auctions Website.]
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Prehispanic Elegant Chavin Black Ware Stirrup Vessel
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