Lot 94B
Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Huari (Wari), ca. 600 to 800 CE. Two adorable hand-built and highly-burnished pottery drinking vessels, each in the shape of a reclining armadillo curling around the bottom of a large cup. The bottoms of the animals are rounded so as to imitate nature, thereby prohibiting the ability to be placed upright; resting on the projecting tail and one tab-shaped ear, however, would not spill any liquid contained within. The cups themselves display striped and circular decorative programs across the exterior register, and are integral with the larger body vessel beneath. Each armadillo body displays a series of red-hued circular "scales" around the exterior with black spaces in-between, the abdomen colored in a creamy beige. Elongated heads protrude from the frontal body section, striped along the top, each with thinly-incised eyes and mouth as well as drilled nostrils. Size: 7.375" H (18.7 cm).
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-private Beverly Hills, California, USA collection
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- Condition: One vessel has rim repaired from several pieces with areas of restoration, repairs to base, and repairs and restoration to ears and tail, all with light resurfacing and overpainting. Second vessel has repairs to rim, tail, and base, all with overpainting. Both vessels have age-commensurate surface wear, small hairline fissures, fading to surface pigmentation, and minor chips across exterior surfaces. Nice mineral deposits throughout.
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