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Paire de figures "cuchimilco", vers 1200 - 1400 ap. J.-C. ·  Pérou, Chancay · ID: 3052488

Prix d'appel 2 500 €
Prix d'Estimation 5 000 €
Provenance
G.A.H. Buisman Jzn., Bern, Switzerland
Christie’s, New York, 21 November 2006, lot 57
A. & B. Schirmer, Berlin, Germany
Taille
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.


Exposition

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


Remarques

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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