Description:

Pre-Columbian, northern Peru, Vicus culture, ca. 200 BCE to 600 CE. An interesting example of a hand-built pottery vessel with a large, ovoid body featuring the head of an ursine creature, perhaps a bear. The front of the round-bottomed vessel has a pair of protruding eyes, two perky ears, a slender nasal bridge, and a massive maw lined with two rows of conical teeth. Atop the highly burnished body is a gently tapered spout surmounted by a circular suspension loop decorated with cream and dark gray stripes across the russet-hued surfaces. Size: 10" L x 5.5" W x 9.875" H (25.4 cm x 14 cm x 25.1 cm)

Provenance: ex-Stein collection, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA, acquired prior to 2010; ex-Haig's of Rochester, Rochester, Michigan, USA

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#164305

  • Condition: Repair and restoration to suspension loop, with resurfacing and overpainting along new material and break lines. Nicks to suspension loop, proper right ear, and some teeth, with fading to original pigment, and encrustations within interior body. Great remains of original pigment throughout.

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