Paracas Ceramic Cup with painted decor - 6 cm
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Paracas culture ceramic cup with painted decoration, featuring two stylised cubist-headed felines and step-pattern motifs; polychrome post-fired glaze; dimensions 6 cm high, 17.5 cm wide (diameter); dating 500–300 BC; provenance Millon auction house, Paris; condition: open fissure and chips on the collar.
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A coupe adorned with two stylized felines with large cubist heads, featuring triangular eyes, between which staircase patterns are interposed.
Polychrome terracotta with post-firing painted decoration typical of the Paracas culture from the southern coast of Peru.
Status: open fracture, shards on the neck.
Provenance: Auction sale at Millon, Paris, France.
Similar works: Paracas Site Museum Julio C. Tello, Peru, inventory 0000188569
A coupe adorned with two stylized felines with large cubist heads, featuring triangular eyes, between which staircase patterns are interposed.
Polychrome terracotta with post-firing painted decoration typical of the Paracas culture from the southern coast of Peru.
Status: open fracture, shards on the neck.
Provenance: Auction sale at Millon, Paris, France.
Similar works: Paracas Site Museum Julio C. Tello, Peru, inventory 0000188569
Details
Culture
Paracas
Century/ Timeframe
500-300 av.JC
Name of object
Cup with painted decor
Acquired from
Auction house
Material
Ceramic
Condition
Good
Height
6 cm
Width
17.5 cm
Depth
17.5 cm
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