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LOT 2221
Moche Replica Stirrup Vessel
20TH CENTURY A.D.
8 1/2 in. (690 grams, 21.5 cm high).
Globular bodied with a stirrup type neck and mouth, decorated with geometric scrolls or stylised serpents in relief and incised grooves. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate U.K. family collection formed in the early 1970s.
The property of Mr and Mrs P.R. of East Sussex.
Thence by descent to family members.
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Modelled seated and wearing an elaborate headdress and hoop ear ornament, holding a coiled snake or other creature. 234 grams, 12.6 cm high
Ex Alan Cherry, Bournemouth, UK. Acquired in the 1990s. From a Norfolk, UK, private collection.
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Pre-Columbian Jama Coaque Ceramic Shaman Figure
100-500 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Modelled seated, wearing an elaborated headdress and large hoop ear ornaments, holding what are likely ceremonial accoutrements. 250 grams, 13.1 cm high
Ex Alan Cherry, Bournemouth, UK. Acquired in the 1990s. From a Norfolk, UK, private collection.
The coastal people of the Jama Coaque, Ecuador, produced highly elaborate sculptures which show us heavily adorned figures who may represent shamans or dignitaries. This example with oversized earrings, complex headdress and ritual implements may represent a shaman conducting an important ceremony.
