A Double Spout-and-Bridge Bottle with Painted Frogs, Peru, Late Early Nasca, 1-200 CE
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A Double Spout-and-Bridge Bottle with Painted Frogs, Peru, Late Early Nasca, 1-200 CE
Literature: Makowski, Krzystof, Rosenzweif, Alfredo, Diaz Jimenes, Maria Jesus, Offerings for the Afterlife - Peruvian Pottery from the Maiman Collection, Kal Press LTD, Israel, 2006., p. 52
Frogs (adult and tadpoles) were strongly associated with water. Their appearance in the river valleys was likely seen as an omen for good crops.
Height: 18.5 cm
For more details on this lot refer to the following number in the link: num 20, p. 52 ( https://issuu.com/hammersite/docs/offerings_for_the_afterlife?fr=xKAE9_zU1NQ)
Provenance: Kemper Collection, Switzerland.
Literature: Makowski, Krzystof, Rosenzweif, Alfredo, Diaz Jimenes, Maria Jesus, Offerings for the Afterlife - Peruvian Pottery from the Maiman Collection, Kal Press LTD, Israel, 2006., p. 52
Notes: The Kepmer collection was created between 1940's and 1980's. Items that were not donated to the "The Museum of Islamic Art" were sold at Christie's Amsterdam, 11th April, 1995.
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A Double Spout-and-Bridge Bottle with Painted Frogs, Peru, Late Early Nasca, 1-200 CE
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