Pair of “cuchimilco” figures, ca. 1200 - 1400 AD · Peru, Chancay · ID: 3052488
Starting price
EUR 2,500
Estimated price
EUR 5,000
Provenance
G.A.H. Buisman Jzn., Bern, SwitzerlandChristie’s, New York, 21 November 2006, lot 57
A. & B. Schirmer, Berlin, Germany
Size
H: 47 cm & 49 cm
H: 18.5 inch & 19.3 inch
Description
unglazed terracotta, cream white, red and black paint,
These figures are typically presented in pairs, depicting male and female counterparts. While their precise function remains uncertain, they are thought to have served as guardians of the tomb or as symbolic companions accompanying the deceased into the afterlife.
Exhibition
Geneva: Sun Kingdoms of the Americas, Library of the Palias de Nations, March 12 - Mai 31, 2001; Amsterdam: "Sun Kingdoms of the Americas", Museum Geelvinck Hinlopen Huis, May-June 2002
Notices
This object is subject to the UNESCO Cultural Heritage Protection Act. Export documents are required for export (subjected to a fee).