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293 - Vase with stirrup handle depicting the head of a chubby deit…
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Estimate €600 - €800
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Vase with stirrup handle depicting the head of a chubby deity. Her face is adorned with red body paint on a cream background, and a motif of a mythical sea animal starts from the forehead and throws its two tentacles down the nose to end in a spiral over the puffed cheeks. This particular motif can be found on the frescoes at the Lady of Cao site in El Brujo, Peru. Beige terracotta with cream and red slip and a beautiful burial patina Mochica culture, phase II, Peru 100 - 300 AD H. 24 - l. 26 - Th. 14 cm Condition: broken and glued at the base Provenance : - Former European collection assembled before the 1970s. - Castor Hara, sale at Hôtel Drouot, 16 June 2014, lot 28.
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About the sale Fine and decorative arts, past and present
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Auction time 06/23/2026 at 1:30 PM
Ref. : 0553 - 85
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