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Vase with two superimposed toads
Terracotta with remains of …
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65
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Vase with two superimposed toads
Terracotta with remains of …
See original version (French)
Estimate €200 - €400
Voluntary lot
Description
Vase
with two superimposed toads
Terracotta with remains of polychromy (stirrup missing), marks of time.
Mochica II-III, Peru, 200-300 AD
H: 12 cm, W: 15.5 cm
Provenance: Estate of Mr S., Geneva, constituted between 1970 and 1980. Items imported into France before the entry into force of Regulation (EU) 2019/880 of 17 April 2019, applicable from 28 June 2025.
Among the Mochica, the toad is associated with fertility, rain and the water cycle, vital elements in the agriculture of Peru's coastal valleys. The choice of a double motif accentuates this dimension, suggesting the multiplication of generative forces and the animal's regenerative role. These vases, remarkable for their keen observation of the natural world, bear witness to the close links between the environment, mythology and ritual practices of this people.
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