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SKU: PP2321

An exhibited Chimu-Inca Double Bird Effigy Vessel, Late Intermediate Period - Late Horizon, ca. 1100 - 1500 CE

Sale price€4.856,95 EUR

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A footed stirrup vessel featuring an effigy of conjoined two long-billed water birds, one bird preening the neck of the other while the second has its head turned backward over the body, both with wings held tight to their bodies and round eyes, and each end of the stirrup spout emerging from the birds' bodies. Like most Chimú ceramics, this piece was mold made and burnished after firing.

Exhibited: Ancient Forms For The Modern Eye, Colnaghi Gallery, NYC, April 17th - July 20, 2018. 

Medium: Clay

Dimensions: 8 1/2 x 5 3/4 x 5 3/8 inches (21.6 x 14.6 x 13.7 cm)

Condition: The spout reattached to the stirrup, otherwise intact and in excellent condition.

Provenance: Private East coast collection, acquired April 6, 1989 from Fine Arts of Ancient Lands, NYC. Ex. Rafael Gutierrez, acquired in the 1970's.

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An exhibited Chimu-Inca Double Bird Effigy Vessel, Late Intermediate Period - Late Horizon, ca. 1100 - 1500 CE
An exhibited Chimu-Inca Double Bird Effigy Vessel, Late Intermediate Period - Late Horizon, ca. 1100 - 1500 CE Sale price€4.856,95 EUR

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