Description:

Pre-Columbian, north coast of Peru, Lambayeque culture, ca. 750 to 1370 CE. This is a blackware ceramic vessel with a seated lord's head molded into the neck. There are two small figures on the sides and a strap handle. These were a people who did not shy from displaying their wealth; the elite wore tunics covered in panels of gold and tombs were stuffed full of beautiful and precious artwork. Their sculpture did not depict quotidian activities; instead, it shows the power of lords and the glory of warriors. Size: 7" H (17.8 cm)

Compare Donnan, Christopher, Ceramics of Ancient Peru, #175 for close parallel of shape.

Provenance: Ex-Collection of Will Barnet, (b. 1925) an American artist known for his paintings, watercolors, drawings, and prints depicting casual scenes of daily life and in transcendent dreamlike worlds. A longtime resident of the National Arts Club, Barnet died in New York City on November 13, 2012, at the age of 101.

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  • Condition: Some abrasion, probe hole, rim damage and visible repairs.

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