Description:

Pre-Columbian, central Peru, Inca, ca. 1300 to 1500 CE. An elegant pair of identical mold-formed pottery cups displaying large annular openings with flared rims and 3-tiered bodies that gradually decrease in size as they approach the bottom and then spread out to a broadened base. Adorned with a carefully painted black and white checkered design, which is flanked on top and bottom by 2 black rings, each vessel is painted with a creamy beige interior and varying colors for each tier; russet for the top, burnt umber for the center, and white for the bottom. These vessels were most likely used for drinking Chicha - a fermented corn beer favored by the indigenous. Note how the checkered design is also commonly used on the tunics of Inca warriors. Size: 4.75" in diameter x 5.5" H (12.1 cm x 14 cm)

Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-private T. Misenhimer collection, Beverly Hills, California, USA, collected from 1970 to 2004; ex-Arte Xibalba Gallery, Florida before 2005

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#160642

  • Condition: Collection label on bottom of both. Repair to rim of one. Expected surface wear to both with nicks/chips and some char marks, commensurate with age. Otherwise, intact and excellent with nice remaining pigments.

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