Description:

Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca, ca. 250 BCE to 125 CE. A wonderful polychrome fish effigy double-spouted stirrup vessel. The fish's body is finely rendered in a lifelike form with fins delineated in relief and a flared tail. In addition, the decorative program is impressive - with bands of stylized trophy heads adorning the body, almond-shaped eyes, and nested chevrons over the tail, all hand-painted in hues of red, orange, black, and white. The Nazca of the south coast Peru cherished the sea as a rich source of both food and mythology. Hence marine themes are prevalent in their ceramics. Size: 7.75" L x 3.5" W x 4.25" H (19.7 cm x 8.9 cm x 10.8 cm)

This piece has been tested using thermoluminescence (TL) analysis and has been found to be ancient and of the period stated. A full report will accompany purchase.

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

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#142336

  • Condition: Handle reattached with resurfacing, repainting, and possible restorations. Nicks to rims of spouts. Minor surface wear to vessel with some scuffs and loss to pigmentation, but most of the hand-painted decorative program is very well preserved. TL holes on underside of tail and one front fin.

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