PRE-COLUMBIAN CUPISNIQUE CERAMIC STIRRUP-SPOUT VESSEL

Ca. 800 - 400 BC > A Cupisnique dark ceramic stirrup-spout vessel with a low rounded body and a broad arched handle supporting a cylindrical spout. Contrasting smooth and textured fields divide the exterior. Cupisnique ceramics belong to an early artistic tradition of Peru's north coast. Their carefully finished dark surfaces, sculptural bodies and stirrup spouts turned containers into visually powerful objects. > For similar see: The Walters Art Museum, accession number 48.2848. > Size: 195mm x 135mm; Weight: 490g > Provenance: Ex. Private German Collection of O. Schwarzw�lder, acquired in the German art market between 1980 and 1994. > This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. >

Estimación:€1,196.34

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