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LOT 2229
Pre-Columbian Lambayeque Blackware CeramicMasked Lord Vessel
CIRCA 8TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (1.09 kg, 30 cm high).
Squat-bodied with splayed foot, neck base formed as an ornate human mask, strap handle to reverse, tapering cylindrical neck.
ProvenanceEx Alan Cherry, Bournemouth, UK.
Acquired in the 1990s.
From a Norfolk, UK, private collection.
Cf. The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, 'Chimu Blackware Spouted-Vessel; Unknown, Pre-Columbianca. 700 CE - 1200 CE', for a similar vessel; see Pimentel, V., Peru, Kingdoms of the Sun and the Moon, 5 Continents, Milan, 2012, p.96, for a very similar example, see pp.98-99, for an exceptional example of a gold funerary mask.
FootnotesThis interesting vessel likely depicts a high ranking individual with markers of status including long earrings and elaborate necklace. The detailed mask on the face of the vessel is representative of the well known and exceptional metal masks reserved for the elite. Metals used for these masks include gold and rank amongst the most striking of ancient Peruvian art.
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LOT 2229
Pre-Columbian Lambayeque Blackware CeramicMasked Lord Vessel
Sold for (Inc. bp): £455
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Pre-Columbian Lambayeque Blackware CeramicMasked Lord Vessel
Circa 8th-12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £455
Squat-bodied with splayed foot, neck base formed as an ornate human mask, strap handle to reverse, tapering cylindrical neck. 1.09 kg, 30 cm high
Ex Alan Cherry, Bournemouth, UK. Acquired in the 1990s. From a Norfolk, UK, private collection.
This interesting vessel likely depicts a high ranking individual with markers of status including long earrings and elaborate necklace. The detailed mask on the face of the vessel is representative of the well known and exceptional metal masks reserved for the elite. Metals used for these masks include gold and rank amongst the most striking of ancient Peruvian art. -
Pre-Columbian Ceramic Chancay Anthropomorphic Jar
1000-1200 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Bulbous-bodied with splayed neck and rounded base, stylised puffy-cheeked, squinty-eyed human face, raised arms embracing the bloated vessel bowl, one suspension loop and remains of a second to neck base. 384 grams, 13 cm high
Acquired by the vendor's mother 1960s-1970s, thence by descent. Ex Spray family collection, Norfolk, UK. -
Pre-Columbian Stone Arrowhead Collection
Circa 2nd-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Comprising bifacial knapped leaf, barbed and hollow base arrowhead types, in white quartz; most with a three-digit inked collector number. 27.5 grams total, 22-61 mm
Private 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.
