Description:

Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca, ca. 250 BCE to 125 CE. A wonderful polychrome bird effigy vessel with a stirrup spout joining head to back and its wings and tailfeathers skillfully painted in hues of chocolate brown, slate grey, cream, black, and russet red - as well as a fabulous visage presenting large eyes that exude excitement as well as a finely modeled pointed beak. The Nazca replaced post-firing resin painting with pre-firing slip painting, making for a great deal of experimentation to learn which slips produced certain colors. Note the painstaking technique required to adorn this bird with various painted geometric motifs in a wide range of hues! This example, for its form, decorative program, as well as its endearing presence, is quite special. Size: 8.25" L x 5.125" H (21 cm x 13 cm)

Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection

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#150536

  • Condition: Beak reattached and a few areas of repair to the body with restoration over the break lines, but these are professionally done and very difficult to discern. Abraded area with small section of pigment loss as well as three felt circles on underside to help the bird vessel stand. Scattered mineral deposits. Tiny vent hole atop bird's head to allow contents to pour more easily.

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