Vessel · Peru, Chimu · ID: 3036729
sold
EUR 500
Provenance
Theo and Hildegard Oberle, Cologne, GermanySize
H: 13,5 cm
L: 20 cm
H: 5.3 inch
L: 7.9 inch
Description
fired clay, remains of pigments, in form of a kissing and copulating couple, rest. (mouth), traces of abrasion;
Chimu ceramics are mainly monochrome black and sometimes but not often reddish.
The object Vessel with the object ID 3036729 was last part of the auction 76th tribal art auction at March 22, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 96 achieved a sales price of EUR 500.
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Comparing literature
Steinle, Robert Fin, Fruchtbarkeit? Erotik? Sex? im Alten Amerika, Iphofen 2006, p. 154