Lot n° 165
Estimation :
500 - 600
EUR
Result
: NC
Globular bottle with smooth body on pedestal, decorated in h - Lot 165
Globular bottle with smooth body on pedestal, decorated in high relief with an anthropomorphic figure wearing a tall cylindrical cap, flanked by two reclining pumas; ribboned handle decorated with geometric motifs. Black ceramic, modeled and polished.
(broken: top of neck missing, crack on body).
Chimú, 1100 - 1470 A.D. Peru, north coast.
Ht: 11 cm
Provenance: Couturier Nicolay sale, "Antiques and Primitive Arts", Drouot, Paris, March 18, 1981, lot 25, reproduced on the cover.
Publication: catalog of the above-mentioned sale, cover and cat. no. 25.
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