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**First Time At Auction**

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chavin culture, possibly Tembladera phase, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A hand-built and highly burnished brownware pottery vessel with a flat base, an inverted, bell-shaped body, and a flared rim. Enrobed in hues of caramel, chocolate, russet, beige, and citrine, the vessel exhibits 3 rectangular panels with incised crosshatched grounds centered with concentric diagonal stripes and thick, opposing spirals. The incised exterior decorations are accented with red hues via rubbed cinnabar pigment. Size: 3.375" W x 4.875" H (8.6 cm x 12.4 cm)

Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection, 1995 to 2010; ex-private Hans Jurgen Westermann collection, Germany, collected from 1950 to 1960s

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#171694

  • Condition: Repaired and restored, with resurfacing and overpainting along new material and break lines. Minor abrasions, with softening to some original incised decorations, fading to original cinnabar, and light fading to surface coloration. Great preservation to original motif. Old inventory label beneath base.

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