Lot 1171
A small Pre-Columbian painted clay bowl, Peru, probably Nazca, 3rd - 8th century
Works of Art, Antiquities & Ancient Art | A109kua | Live auction | 1190 Lots
Description
Clay, polychrome painted. Bowl on a flat, rounded base with strongly flaring walls. Painted in polychrome around the exterior: a fertility demon, on whose back stylized tadpoles appear as symbols of water as a life force in a desert region. Painting slightly rubbed. Measurements: 7 x 11.8 cm. Unless otherwise stated in the description, the dating is based on the characteristics of the object, without a TL report having been produced. Cultural Asset!Provenance: Private property in the Rhineland, acquired from the father’s collection (estate), which he had purchased on the German art market between the 1960s and 1980s.
Condition: I - II Questions about the lot?