Auction 104 After sale
Zemanek-Münster

Grave urn

Peru, Chancay
sold EUR 1,500
Provenance
Howard Nowes, New York, USA
Size
H: 46 cm
H: 18.1 inch

Description

light-beige fired clay, dark brown painting, of bulbous form, round bottom, the neck of the vessel provided with anthropomorphic facial features and ear adornments, partly modelled, partly painted, with both hands holding a small cup, rest. (missing parts and breakages at the rim), slight traces of abrasion


Comparing literature

Paz, Octavio et. al., Ritual Arts of the New World, Geneve 2000, p. 353

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