Lot n° 113
Estimation :
500 - 700
EUR
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Result
: 850EUR
VICUS, Peru, 400 B.C. to 400 A.D. - Lot 113
VICUS, Peru, 400 B.C. to 400 A.D.
Beautiful singing vase, used as a musical instrument during shamanic ceremonies.
It is modeled and painted with a dignitary wearing a crown, reclining in transformation from man to jaguar.
Black tears under his eyes indicate that he is under the effect of a hallucinogen.
The bottom of the body is decorated with undulating and linear motifs.
Polychrome terracotta.
H. 17 x D. 16 cm.
(A few very small chips from the passage of time, chips on the neck, broken handle glued in place, good overall condition).
Provenance: Former collection, Ulrich Hoffmann, former Alt Amerika gallery Stuttgart, Germany.
Expert : Serge REYNES
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