Description:

Pre-Columbian, Northern Peru, Vicus culture, ca. 500 to 200 BCE; North Coast of Peru, Moche culture, ca. 400 to 600 CE; Central Coast of Peru, Chancay culture, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. An interesting gathering of 3 hand-built pottery artifacts from ancient Peru. First is a tall and slender Vicus figure of characteristically abstract form, with attenuated legs beneath a tubular body, a gaping mouth, and a pair of conical protrusions atop the head. Next is a squat Chancay bowl bearing incised phytomorphic forms around the exterior walls. The largest piece is a Moche canteen with a rounded base, a carinated spherical body with a pair of raised arms, and a stylized visage comprising the neck. Size: 5.5" W x 7.6" H (14 cm x 19.3 cm)

Provenance: private Lumberton, Texas, USA collection, acquired before 2010

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#169626

  • Condition: Moche vessel has rim repaired from a couple of large pieces, and Vicus figure has repair to proper left foot, all with resurfacing and overpainting along break lines. Small chip to rim of bowl, with 1 stable fissure along verso of Moche vessel, and light encrustations across all 3 pieces. Nice preservation to surface pigment on bowl and canteen.

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