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Chimu Blackware Spouted Vessel - Human w/ Fish
Chimu Blackware Spouted Vessel - Human w/ Fish
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Description
Pre-Columbian, Central Coast of Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A mold-formed pottery stirrup vessel with highly burnished, black-hued surfaces. Each side of the body depicts an abstract warrior figure fighting against a formidable fish monster, and both the shoulders as well as the spout base are adorned with petite birds. Size: 5.2" L x 7" W x 10.3" H (13.2 cm x 17.8 cm x 26.2 cm)

Provenance: private Stillwater, Minnesota, USA collection; ex- Artemis Gallery; ex-private San Francisco, California, USA collection, collected before 1990

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#182302
Condition
Repair to spout with chips and adhesive residue along break lines. Abrasions and light fading to surface pigment, otherwise in great condition. Nice preservation to raised motifs.
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Chimu Blackware Spouted Vessel - Human w/ Fish

Estimate $600 - $900
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Starting Price $350
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Artemis Gallery

Artemis Gallery

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Louisville, CO, United States7,927 Followers
Auction Curated By
Bob Dodge
Owner/Executive Director, Antiquities & Pre-Columbian Art
Sydelle Dienstfrey
PhD. Art History, Director, Fine & Visual Arts
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