Lot 0129A

Chimu Silver Stepped Kero w/ Repousse Birds

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Chimu Silver Stepped Kero w/ Repousse Birds

Item Details

Description

Pre-Columbian, Central Coast of Peru, Chimu culture, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. An exquisite drinking vessel called a kero (also quero) formed from a single sheet of silver. The broad foot is able to support the lofty stepped design, each layer decorated with a procession of highly stylized birds in repousse. The kero form was also created by Chimu as well as Huari, Inca and other peoples of the ancient Americas. However, the indigenous of Peru created these for more than domestic purposes. Rather, they were used during life and after life at funerary ceremonies that incorporated intricate religious libations and imbibing rites. To create this piece, the ancient metalsmith hammered a piece of silver into a very thin sheet, approximately the size of the finished work. Then, the artisan used fine-grained stone anvils and hammer stones made of hematite or green porphyry, sometimes with animal hide attached, using a wooden template to create the form and its repousse ornamentation, as the metalsmith hammered the silver sheet upon the wooden template. Size: 5.125" W x 6.25" H (13 cm x 15.9 cm); weight: 108.2 grams.

Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection, acquired from 2000 to 2010; ex-Eugene Lions collection, Geneva, Switzerland

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Condition

Small areas of restoration adhesive scattered throughout interior; visible with ultraviolet light. Slight bending and indentations to walls, rim, and base, with light softening to some repousse decorations, otherwise in great condition. Nice luster across exterior surfaces. Previous inventory label beneath foot.