Description:

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador or Colombia, Carchi-Narino region, Narino / Capuli culture, ca. 750 to 1250 CE. A hand-built pottery vessel of a sizable form known as a bullet amphora, so called due to its projectile-shaped profile. Negative resist techniques were used to create the geometric shapes: a resin was applied then the burnished surface was covered in a contrasting slip, the patterns revealed after the resin was removed. The motifs are probably inspired by the natural world - such as the bird-like footprints on the neck, as well as woven textiles. This sizable vessel served as a secondary burial urn; besides human remains, it may have contained personal belongings and other valuables made of precious metals or textiles to take to the afterlife. Secondary burial is the practice of reburying bones of the deceased after the body has decomposed, the urns might have then been interred in shaft tombs or beneath mounds or structures. Size: 10.8" Diameter x 31" H (27.4 cm x 78.7 cm)

For a similar example of this form, please see the Michael C. Carlos Museum's website, object number: 1992.015.068.

Provenance: ex-Marc Amiguet Schmitt estate, Amiguet's Ancient Art, Evansville, Indiana, USA, acquired prior to January 1, 2010

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#175116

  • Condition: Professionally restored and repaired. Infill and overpainting along break lines. Fading to painted motifs and dark firing clouds on surface. Large size and overall impressive presentation!

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