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Chimu Blackware Stirrup Vessel with Birds
Chimu Blackware Stirrup Vessel with Birds
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Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chimu, ca. 1250 to 1450 CE. A lovely blackware mold-made stirrup vessel, with a petite modeled bird to the juncture of the stirrup and spout. The upper walls are mold-pressed with four panels of momma and baby birds - two showing the mother feeding her offspring and two showing a hungry baby bird extending its beak upwards in anticipation of sustenance - against a stippled ground. A fabulous example of Chimu blackware pottery, replete with an elegant form and rich iconography. In the Pre-Columbian world, birds were associated with the celestial realm and were thought to act as messengers between humans and their deities. Size: 7.125" in diameter x 9.625" H (18.1 cm x 24.4 cm)

Provenance: ex-private Sneed collection, Florida, USA

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#137011
Condition
Chips to spout. Single repaired probe hole, though difficult to see. Normal surface wear and earthen deposits commensurate with age.
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Chimu Blackware Stirrup Vessel with Birds

Estimate $400 - $600
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Starting Price $200
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