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LOT 2238

Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170

PERUVIAN LAMBAYQUE PAINTED POTTERY STIRRUP JAR WITH FIGURES
750-1400 A.D.
6 1/8 in. (491 grams, 15.5 cm).

Comprising a hollow plano-convex bulb and tall tubular neck with flared rim, connected at base to a drum-shaped hollow chamber with figural scene modelled in the round of a crouching male placing a bowl before two lemurs(?) each with a bear-shaped heads and erect posture; supporting strap to rear of shoulders of the man.

PROVENANCE:
Franziska Gassner (1907–2005), Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany, assembled between 1945 and 1980.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

CONDITION
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