Description:

**First Time At Auction**

Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca, ca. 200 to 500 CE. A drinking vessel known as a kero with a round but stable base, a tall and slightly flaring body, and a thin rim surrounding the basin. The surface is slipped in an orange hue and the exterior is painted in sold bands of mauve, white, black, red, and yellow. A register of abstract fish or marine creatures in profile with alternating orientations and single annular eyes encircle the upper body, demonstrating the bold and colorful motifs that are characteristic of Nazca art! Size: 4.125" Diameter x 5.75" W (10.5 cm x 14.6 cm)

Provenance: ex-Nancy and Dr. E.F. Simpson collection, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from 1970 to 2000

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#171800

  • Condition: Repaired and restored. Overpainting and infill along break lines, and repairs are nearly indiscernible. Abrasions and chips to exterior and areas of fading of pigments. Great preservation to motifs.

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