Lot 150
**Originally Listed At $500**
Pre-Columbian, Peru (south coast), probably Middle Nazca, Phase 5, ca. 450 to 550 CE. A fantastically painted, round ceramic vessel, depicting the Anthropomorphic Mythical Being (AMB), with two tiny handles high up on the body and a narrow, flaring mouth. The Nazca liked to paint, over and over again, stylized figures of the AMB, a sacred theme perhaps drawn from the earlier Paracas culture or the earliest days of the Nazca. This example has a masked face, a streaming trophy head rising from its headdress, and a human body turned to one side, pierced with arrows in the feet and phallus. Bird-like feathers decorate the body. This figure is repeated twice around the shoulder of the vessel, above a simple, monochrome lower body. 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. Size: 8.45" W x 8.2" H (21.5 cm x 20.8 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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#141554
- Condition: Repaired from approximately 20 pieces, with overpainting and restoration along the repair lines. Small drill holes from TL test.
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