Description:

Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca, ca. 250 BCE to 125 CE. A fabulous bottle in the form of a male figure - perhaps a lord or shaman - donning a prominent headdress adorned by wing/feather motifs and a tunic - kneeling with his hands placed upon his knees - all handsomely painted in hues of red, orange, black, and grey. Note, this example is unusual in that the arms are separated from the chest - more often limbs are simply painted on an ovoid shaped vessel body. The stirrup spout is located behind the figure's head and shoulders, with an arched strap handle joining head to shoulder and a tubular spout emerging above. Note that the artist even painted the underside of the vessel; pick it up and you will see a continuation of his garment painted below. Most transfixing is the subject's quixotic visage, replete with finely painted almond-shaped eyes, arched brows, mouth, ear demarcations, facial whiskers, and a nicely modeled nose with pierced nostrils. Size: 7" H (17.8 cm)

Provenance: private Southern California, USA collection, acquired in the 1970s to mid-1980s

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#140741

  • Condition: Normal surface wear commensurate with age. Some paint loss as shown, and there may be areas of repainting, but much of the original pigment has survived.

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