Récipient à offrande de fumée, Période préclassique tardive, env. 200 av. J.-C. - 500 apr. J.-C. · Mexique, Colima · ID: 3052939
Prix d'appel
1 000 €
Prix d'Estimation
2 000 €
Provenance
Wolfgang Ketterer, Munich, 27 June 1987, lot 17German Private Collection, Munich
Taille
H: 52 cm
H: 20.5 inch
Description
ceramic with traces of white pigment and calcareous deposits, rest.
High stirrup vessel, formed by two male figures standing back to back. The two stirrup arches are connected by the intertwined bodies of two snakes. It is assumed that this object functioned as an incense burner.
Littérature comparée
Hoffmann, Ulrich (Hg.), Frauen des alten Amerika in Kult und Alltag, Stuttgart 2001, p. 195
Remarques
This object is subject to the UNESCO Cultural Heritage Protection Act. Export documents are required for export (subjected to a fee).

