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Lot 99
  • 99

Figurine en forme de tortue Style Arari rouge incisé Ile de Marajo, Brésil Phase Marajoara, 400-1350 ap. J.-C.

Estimate
8,000 - 9,000 EUR
bidding is closed

Description

  • Style Arari rouge incisé
  • Figurine en forme de tortue
  • Céramique à engobe beige clair et peinture ornementale brun-rouge
  • h. 9 cm ; 3 1/2 in et l. 7 cm ; 2 3/4 in

Provenance

Jean-Pierre Janikian, Bruxelles
Art & Ethnographie, Genève, 1977
Collection Barbier-Mueller, Genève, Inv. n° 534-10, acquis en 1978

Exhibited

Genève, Musée Barbier-Mueller, Amazonie précolombienne, 23 avril- 23 septembre 2002
Denver, Denver Art Museum, Marajó : Ancient Ceramics from the Mouth of the Amazon, 11 juin-17 septembre 2011

Literature

McEwan (Colin), Barreto (Cristina) et Neves (Eduardo), Unknown Amazon: culture in nature in ancient Brazil, 2001, fig. 4.9, p. 116
Corrêa (Conceição G.), Barry (Iris), Amazonie précolombienne: dans les collections du Museo Barbier-Mueller de Arte Precolombino, Barcelona, 2002, cat. 14, p. 63
Young-Sanchez (Margaret), Pahl Schaan (Denise), Ancient Ceramics from the Mouth of the Amazon, Etats-Unis, 2011, fig. 6, p. 14

Condition

Bon état de conservation. Altération de surface avec traces d'oxydation noire. Le décor intérieur est légèrement effacé. Forme rare Good condition overall. Fading to the surface with some black oxidation. The interior decoration is lightly effaced. Rare form
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