Vase à étrier en forme d'un prisonnier accroupi · Pérou, Vicus / Viru · ID: 3047205
Vendu
200 €
Provenance
Old German Collection (before 1970)Description
fired clay/ ceramic, painted in red, rest.
The prisoner depicted here is completely naked except for a cap that identifies him as a high-ranking man. Since the 1st millennium B.C. it was the custom in Norperu to dishonour prisoners of war by removing their armour and jewellery.
Littérature comparée
Clados, Christiane, Das göttliche Herz der Dinge, Köln 2012, p. 116
Remarques
This object is subject to the UNESCO Cultural Heritage Protection Act. Export documents are required for export (subjected to a fee).