Chimu Blackware Stirrup Vessel - Birds & Fish
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**Originally Listed At $200**
Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chimu, ca. 1250 to 1450 CE. A lovely blackware mold-made stirrup vessel with its upper walls are mold-pressed with two identical panels of birds in flight chasing fish. 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: 5" W x 7.6" H (12.7 cm x 19.3 cm)
Provenance: private Los Angeles County, California, USA collection
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Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chimu, ca. 1250 to 1450 CE. A lovely blackware mold-made stirrup vessel with its upper walls are mold-pressed with two identical panels of birds in flight chasing fish. 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: 5" W x 7.6" H (12.7 cm x 19.3 cm)
Provenance: private Los Angeles County, 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.
#135794
Condition
Intact. Nice preservation of motifs with light encrustation and root marks.
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Chimu Blackware Stirrup Vessel - Birds & Fish
Estimate $400 - $600
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