Vicus Ceramic Bottle with a handle and a pontil - 19 cm
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Vicus culture ceramic whistle bottle with a pontoon handle, depicting a kneeling figure with a conical headdress, 19 cm high, 17 cm deep and 11.6 cm wide, dating to 100 BCE–400 CE, in good condition with minor chips and wear to the left ear, acquired from Arcadia Amiens auction (lot 40) in 2006 and from a Strasbourg private collection.
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Description from the seller
Anthropomorphic whistling bottle with a handle-bridge.
It depicts a kneeling figure wearing a conical headdress. The eyes are represented as 'coffee grains'. The head is symbolically directed towards the ground, the left arm is folded over the stomach, and the right arm is resting on the cheek. The back of the head, pierced with six holes to allow the whistle's air to escape, is connected to the cylindrical neck by a flat bridge handle.
Salmon and orange terracotta
Vicus culture, Peru, 100 BC – 400 AD
Dimensions: 19 x 17 x 11.6 cm
Weight: 800 g
Condition: a few small chips, wears on the left earring.
Expert: Serge Reynes
Provenance
- Arcadia Amiens sale on 11/08/2006, lot 40.
Private collection of Strasbourg, after inheritance.
Similar works
Larco Museum, Lima, inventory ML017703
Vicús, Art and Treasures Collection of Peru, Krzysztof Makowski & Christopher Donnan, Banco de Crédito del Perú, 1994, page 313 figure 301 and page 317 figure 326
Anthropomorphic whistling bottle with a handle-bridge.
It depicts a kneeling figure wearing a conical headdress. The eyes are represented as 'coffee grains'. The head is symbolically directed towards the ground, the left arm is folded over the stomach, and the right arm is resting on the cheek. The back of the head, pierced with six holes to allow the whistle's air to escape, is connected to the cylindrical neck by a flat bridge handle.
Salmon and orange terracotta
Vicus culture, Peru, 100 BC – 400 AD
Dimensions: 19 x 17 x 11.6 cm
Weight: 800 g
Condition: a few small chips, wears on the left earring.
Expert: Serge Reynes
Provenance
- Arcadia Amiens sale on 11/08/2006, lot 40.
Private collection of Strasbourg, after inheritance.
Similar works
Larco Museum, Lima, inventory ML017703
Vicús, Art and Treasures Collection of Peru, Krzysztof Makowski & Christopher Donnan, Banco de Crédito del Perú, 1994, page 313 figure 301 and page 317 figure 326
Details
Culture
Vicus
Century/ Timeframe
100 av.JC - 400 apr.JC
Name of object
Bottle with a handle and a pontil
Acquired from
Auction house
Material
Ceramic
Condition
Good
Height
19 cm
Width
11.6 cm
Depth
17 cm
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