Description:

Pre-Columbian, southern Peru, Nazca culture, ca. 100 BCE to 600 CE. A tall polychrome kero with a wide lower body and dramatic waist as well as a broad, tall flaring mouth with unpronounced rim. The lower body is slipped a solid cream white, while the upper body features a dramatic series of highly stylized, repeated characters: the Anthropomorphic Mythical Being, a sacred theme perhaps drawn from the earlier Paracas culture or the earliest days of the Nazca. This example has a masked face, streaming trophy heads rising from its headdress, and a human body turned to one side with bird-like legs and tail. Humans with bird-like qualities are common Nazca motifs, each figure imbued with the power of raptors, who were seen as manifestations of mountain gods and rulers of the skies. The characteristic Nazca style of thick black lines and solid, strong colors is well on display here. Size: 6" W x 5.5" H (15.2 cm x 14 cm)

Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-private Hans Juergen Westermann collection, Germany

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#150496

  • Condition: Expertly repaired and restored from multiple pieces. The pigment on the interior is restored, but the exterior appears to be almost entirely original pigment. Light deposits and nice firing marks on surface.

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