Pre-Columbian Nazca Painted Terracotta Stirrup Vessel
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3rd-6th century A.D.. Biconical vessel with conical underside and domed upper, two vertical spouts to the centre with flat-section bar between, painted frieze of creatures to the shoulder including severed heads. See Ligaube, G., The World That Wasn't There, 5 Continents, Milan, 2015, page 170, and Sotheby's, Pre Columbian Art, New York, November 1989, no.33, for similar examples. 713 grams, 18.5 cm (7 1/4 in.).
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
[No Reserve]
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Pre-Columbian Nazca Painted Terracotta Stirrup Vessel
Estimate £500 - £700
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