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LOT 2227
Pre Columbian Black Ware Stirrup-Spout Vessel with Frogs and Warriors
CHIMU CULTURE, 10TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
8 7/8 in. (459 grams, 22.5 cm wide).
Bulbous body with flat base and two tall spouts, a wide strap handle between the spouts with two applied frog figurines; a decorative low-relief panel to both sides of the body showing two warriors in combat, one holding the head of a foe and a long club in the other hand, the other wielding a club and a curved axe. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired from older English collections via the UK art market since the mid 1970s.
From the private collection of Peran Dachinger, thence by descent.
From the family collection of a Maida Vale lady, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 2227
Pre Columbian Black Ware Stirrup-Spout Vessel with Frogs and Warriors
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
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