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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]
ProvenanceAcquired 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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Pre Columbian Black Ware Vessel with Birds
Chimu Culture, 12th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
With domed body and pointed underside, broad trumpet-shaped mouth, trapezoidal panels to the shoulder with pounced texture and reserved profile bird; with custom-made display stand. 648 grams, 18 cm (679 grams total, 23 cm high including stand)
From a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Moche Painted Ceramic Lizard Stirrup Jar
3rd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,820
Stirrup jar formed as an advancing lizard with tail recurved along the body, painted stripe and dot detailing. 570 grams, 23.3 cm
Franziska Gassner (1907-2005), Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany, assembled between 1945 and 1980. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12583-232146. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
In the Moche ceramics, lizards and iguanas are sometimes represented anthropomorphized. They are symbols of regeneration since they shed their skin. Some lizards, like our terracotta, have pointed faces with long, thin tails that curve downward. -
Moche Painted Pottery Stirrup Jar with Battle Scenes
3rd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
Stirrup jar with reserved scene to each face, figure to left with collar of reserved disc wearing an animal-skin cap and with a trailing loincloth golding a wedge in his right hand and grasping a curved bar attached to the face of the supine right figure with bird-crested cap gripping his wrist. 646 grams, 21.5 cm
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.
