Lot 202
  • 202

Wari Figural Vessel, possibly Viñaque style South Coast, ca. A.D. 600-1000

Estimate
8,000 - 10,000 USD
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Description

  • clay
  • Height: 6 1/2 in (16.5cm)
with hands modeled atop the knees enveloped in his tunic, with sixteen roundels front and back centering hooked-cross motifs, feet below, circle tattoos on the face  and long plait of hair down the back, a narrow chevron band on the spout.

Provenance

Acquired by the present owner's grandfather prior to 1957
By descent in the family

Literature

Jose Antonio Lavalle, Arte y Tesoros del Peru, Huari, 1984, pg. 160

Condition

Overall excellent, minor fill to chip on rim. Minor loss of paint on areas as shown.
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Catalogue Note

Cf. Bergh (2012:131, Figs. 118, 120) for the general style.