Chimu Blackware Stirrup Vessel w/ Twin Bird Motif
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**Originally Listed At $250**
Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chimu, ca. 1250 to 1450 CE. A lovely mold-formed blackware vessel with a planar base, a wide ovoid body, an arching stirrup-shaped handle, and a cylindrical spout. Each side of the body exhibits a pair of molded panels, each depicting an abstract, long-necked avian figure amongst a stippled ground. Highly burnished and covered in black pigment, this is a wonderful example from ancient Peru! Size: 4.5" W x 9" H (11.4 cm x 22.9 cm).
Provenance: private H. Berk collection, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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#134635
Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chimu, ca. 1250 to 1450 CE. A lovely mold-formed blackware vessel with a planar base, a wide ovoid body, an arching stirrup-shaped handle, and a cylindrical spout. Each side of the body exhibits a pair of molded panels, each depicting an abstract, long-necked avian figure amongst a stippled ground. Highly burnished and covered in black pigment, this is a wonderful example from ancient Peru! Size: 4.5" W x 9" H (11.4 cm x 22.9 cm).
Provenance: private H. Berk collection, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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.
#134635
Condition
Handle reattached to body with some resurfacing and overpainting along break lines. Surface wear and abrasions commensurate with age, small nicks to spout, handle, and body, with light roughness across most surfaces. Light earthen deposits throughout.
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Chimu Blackware Stirrup Vessel w/ Twin Bird Motif
Estimate $500 - $750
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