Lot 11
Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Paracas culture, ca. 500 to 300 BCE. A wonderful vessel of a bulbous form, hand-built from pottery, depicting a fisherman trawling the waters. Highly burnished and decorated in hues of burnt umber, cream, peach, chocolate, khaki, and jet, the fisherman presents grasping the top of a flotation device - perhaps a wicker basket - as he peers forward for a potential catch. A woven net is knotted atop his right shoulder and drapes atop his back and over his left hip, and he wears a minimalist loincloth around his waist. His countenance exhibits enormous, orange-painted eyes flanking a petite nose, thin lips outlined in black, and petite ears, all beneath a woven cap bearing a conical frontal protrusion. A broad strap handle arches atop his back and terminates as it meets the conical spout on the verso. Size: 6.75" L x 5.4" W x 7.5" H (17.1 cm x 13.7 cm x 19 cm)
This piece has been tested using thermoluminescence (TL) analysis and has been found to be ancient and of the period stated. A full printed and bound report is available for $50 to the buyer. Please contact us to request.
Provenance: ex-private Orlando, Florida, USA collection; ex-Artemis Gallery; ex-private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-Splendors of the World Gallery, before 2010
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#168942
- Condition: Repair and possible restoration to tip of spout above handle, with small chips and minor resurfacing along break lines. Minor abrasions to base, body, and head, with fading and nicks to some painted areas, and softening to some finer details across body. Wonderful preservation to facial details and pigment in most painted areas. TL drill holes beneath base and beneath handle. Old inventory label beneath base.
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