Zemanek-Münster

Group of vessels

Peru, Nazca
sold EUR 650
Provenance
Günther & Ursula Hartmann, Berlin, Germany (before 2007)

Description

5 pcs., fired clay/ ceramic, burnished slip paint, a) two double-spout-and-bridge vessels, h: 13 cm & 9 cm; the bigger one features an anthropomorphic mythical being, which symbolizes the powerful spirits in nature, the same vessel with old repair by cord and mass; b) cup with mythical cat creatures, h: 12 cm;

additional: c) Inca, vessel with lamas, diamond-shaped decoration and jaguar handles, h: 12,4 cm; d) Paracas, bowl, h: 8 cm/ d: 17 cm


Comparing literature

Reents-Budet, Dorie, Exploring Art of the Ancient Americas, London 2012, p. 183

Notices

This object is subject to the UNESCO Cultural Heritage Protection Act. Export documents are required for export (subjected to a fee).


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