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LOT 2119
Pre-Columbian Nazca Terracotta Bowl With Arrow Design
4TH-6TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
5 7/8 in. (263 grams, 15 cm).
'Bell-shaped' bowl with rounded base, the exterior decorated with a polychrome geometric scheme including arrows, circumferential bands and quartered panels. [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.
See Pimentel, V., Peru, Kingdoms of the Sun and the Moon, 5 Continents, Milan, 2014, for a range of Nazca vessels.
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Pre-Columbian Terracotta Figure
20th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £130
With discoid face, long neck, stub arms and conical legs in seated pose; pairs of incised lines suggesting a necklace and girdle; applied brow and nose, almond-shaped eyes, tall columnar headgear. 436 grams, 16 cm high
Ex NS Collection, London, UK. Property of a North London gentleman. -
Pre-Columbian Moche Sican Lambayeque Pectoral
Transition Period, 2nd-12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
Depicting the face of a warrior Nylamp; at the top animal figures flank a discoid-shaped head with headdress and discoid dangles; a human head below with large headdress decorated in geometric motifs, a series of dangles below. 267 grams, 39.5 cm
From a Spanish collection, acquired before the 1950s. Private European collection, acquired 1950s-1960s; thence by decent. Ex diplomat M.I. Polak collection; acquired in the 1960s-1990s. From a private Belgian collection, formed in the 1990s.
Archaeological investigations have demonstrated that Moche-Sicán cities were governed by warrior-priests, while depictions of rulers on pottery have revealed that these rulers wore pectorals like the example here. The ornate pectoral for a high-ranking noble or priest was sewn onto clothing, used to convey the wealth and power of their owners and separating them from artisans, farmers and herders, whose labour underpinned their rule. Only kings and religious figures of high status wore such adornments. Pre-Columbian artisans excelled in metalwork. The Moche was a powerful ancient state on the north coast of present-day Peru. -
Pre-Columbian Chimu Terracotta Monkey Vessel
Circa 900-1470 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Ceramic bulbous gourd pot with tubular neck, high-relief monkey body with head modelled in the round; neck restored. 631 grams, 17 cm high
From UK collection, acquired before 1960. With Kenneth Mackay, Tribalartantiques.com, London, N22, UK, in 2015. From the private collection of Mr A Hills, Kent, UK. Accompanied by a copy of a certificate of authenticity from Kenneth Mackay.
