Zemanek-Münster

Vessel in shape of a squatting prisoner ·  Peru, Vicus · ID: 3036716

sold EUR 600
Provenance
Theo and Hildegard Oberle, Cologne, Germany
Size
H: 19,5 cm
H: 7.7 inch

Description

fired clay, reddish brown coating with traces of black paint, with angled legs and hands tied to the back, minor missing parts, slight traces of abrasion;
it was only at the beginning of the 60s of the 20th century that Vicus one of the early Peruvian cultures was archeologically discovered. Generally speaking Vicus ceramics are - due to the poor clay found in the region - technically mediocre, but artistically very rustical and expressive.


The object Vessel in shape of a squatting prisoner with the object ID 3036716 was part of the auction 76th tribal art auction on March 22, 2014. The object with the lot number 109 achieved a sales price of EUR 600 with an asking price of EUR 500.

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Comparing literature

Willey, Gordon R., Das Alte Amerika, Propyläen Kunstgeschichte, Band 19, Berlin 1985, ill. 381


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