Chimu Blackware Vessel w/ Zoomorphic Creatures
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**Originally Listed At $300**
Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A fascinating blackware vessel with a deep, inwardly-curved bowl, a long leg decorated with crested zoomorphic creatures, and a flaring foot. Inside the base of the bowl is a strainer with seven large holes through it for drawing out sediment. The shape of the vessel is a rare one, probably made for ceremonial offerings of fermented drink to be placed in a grave. Size: 6.05" W x 6" H (15.4 cm x 15.2 cm)
Provenance: private California, USA Collection
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#135222
Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A fascinating blackware vessel with a deep, inwardly-curved bowl, a long leg decorated with crested zoomorphic creatures, and a flaring foot. Inside the base of the bowl is a strainer with seven large holes through it for drawing out sediment. The shape of the vessel is a rare one, probably made for ceremonial offerings of fermented drink to be placed in a grave. Size: 6.05" W x 6" H (15.4 cm x 15.2 cm)
Provenance: private California, USA Collection
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#135222
Condition
Repaired from two pieces, with the repair very well done and almost impossible to see. No overpainting.
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Chimu Blackware Vessel w/ Zoomorphic Creatures
Estimate $550 - $825
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