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LOT 2421
Pre-Columbian Nazca Terracotta Vessel with Mythical Creature
100-700 A.D.
7 1/4 in. (713 grams, 18.5 cm).
Biconical vessel with conical underside and domed upper, two vertical spouts to the centre with flat-section bar between, painted frieze of creatures to the shoulder including severed heads. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
See Ligaube, G., The World That Wasn't There, 5 Continents, Milan, 2015, page 170, and Sotheby's, Pre Columbian Art, New York, November 1989, no.33, for similar examples; see also Pimentel V., Peru, Kingdoms of the Sun and the Moon, 5 Continents Milan, 2013, p.48, for an almost identical example.
FootnotesThe depiction of severed heads being held by mythical creatures as trophies reflects a society where warfare was commonplace and celebrated through art.
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LOT 2421
Pre-Columbian Nazca Terracotta Vessel with Mythical Creature
Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
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Pre-Columbian Stirrup Pot in Human Form
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Opening Bid: £100
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Acquired in the 1970s. Ex Nicolas Cuppy, UK. Acquired in the 1980s. Property of a Cambridgeshire gentleman. -
Mesoamerican Aztec Jadeite Seated Figure with Offering Bowls
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Pre-Columbian Chancay Decorated Bowl
9th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
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Acquired in the 1970s. Ex Nicolas Cuppy, UK. Acquired in the 1980s. Property of a Cambridgeshire gentleman.
