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    Nazca polychrome vessel with serpents motif. Ca. 220 BCE – 150 CE

    Pre-Columbian, South Coast of Peru, Nazca, ca. 22- BCE - 125 CE.Polychrome vessel of organic, phytomorphic form and thin walls finely painted with six slithering serpents and protruding floral motifs in hues of red, orange, cream, black, grey, and white.

    Chips of base and rim. Pressure fissures on and a bit above the base. Surface wear commensurate with age.

    Size: Diameter: 19 cm; Height: 16 cm; Mouth diameter: 8.5 cm.

     
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  • Nazca polychrome double-spout vessel with Mythical Spotted Cat motif, ca. 400 – 600 CE

    Pre-Columbian, South Coast of Peru, Nazca, ca. 400 - 600 CE. Polychrome double-spout, or stir-up vessel (jar, or bottle), decorated on both sides with designs of masked Mythical Spotted Cat (or the Cat Deity) with a trophy head. Colors: Black, Cream, Gray, Orange, White, Dark Red, Light Red (8 colors).

    Size: 17.2 x 14 cm.

    References:
    1. A Sourcebook of Nasca Ceramic Iconography: Reading a Culture through Its Art. Donald A. Proulx. University of Iowa Press, 2006; pp. 88-91. [LIB-1556].
    2. The Archaeology and Pottery of Nazca, Peru: Alfred Kroeber’s 1926 Expedition. Alfred L. Kroeber and Donald Collier, edited by Patrick H. Carmichael with an afterword by Katharina J. Schreiber. AltaMira Press in coop. with Field Museum, Chicago, Il., 1998; p.121. [LIB-1557].

    Ex Arte Xibalba, Florida; Ex Robert Dowling Gallery, San Francisco, CA.

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  • Nazca polychrome double-spout vessel with anthropomorphic Mythical Spotted Cat motif, ca. 200 – 500 CE.

    Pre-Columbian, South Coast of Peru, Nazca, ca.200 - 500 CE. Polychrome double-spout, or stir-up vessel (jar, or bottle), decorated on both sides with designs of anthropomorphic Mythical Spotted Cat (or the Cat Deity) with hand holding the club, a trophy head and spears.

    Colors: Black, Cream, Gray, Orange, White, Dark Red (7 colors).

    Size: Diameter 15.2 cm. References:
    1. A Sourcebook of Nasca Ceramic Iconography: Reading a Culture through Its Art. Donald A. Proulx. University of Iowa Press, 2006; pp. 88-91. [LIB-1556].
    2. The Archaeology and Pottery of Nazca, Peru: Alfred Kroeber’s 1926 Expedition. Alfred L. Kroeber and Donald Collier, edited by Patrick H. Carmichael with an afterword by Katharina J. Schreiber. AltaMira Press in coop. with Field Museum, Chicago, Il., 1998; p.121. [LIB-1557].
    Provenance: Grimmer collection.
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