Cupisnique Ceramic Bottle with a handle-neck in a stirrup shape. - 30 cm
Opens 11:00
Starting bid
€ 1
Add to your favourites to get an alert when the auction starts.
Expert
Selected by Ruth Garrido Vila
Directed the Ifergan Collection Museum, specialising in Phoenician and Mediterranean archaeology.
Estimate € 1,100 - € 1,400
Catawiki Buyer Protection
Your payment’s safe with us until you receive your object.View details
Trustpilot 4.4 | 128340 reviews
Rated Excellent on Trustpilot.
Description from the seller
Stirrup-neck bottle with an angular crested handle, without a lip. The body is decorated with a molded mythic scene depicting the two principal animals: the serpent and the jaguar. The serpent's body is incised.
Brown terracotta with a glossy dark brown engobe.
Culture: Cupisnique, Peru, 900–200 BCE
Expert: Bénédicte Hamard
Weight: 1092 g
Condition: broken/reassembled with restorations
Provenance:
- Galerie Michaut,
- Boisgirard sale, Drouot, 21 May 2001, lot 9
- Former collection of M. Boutmy, France
- Ader Nordmann sale of 10 Oct 2017
Similar work:
Museo Larco, Lima, inventory ML040339
Stirrup-neck bottle with an angular crested handle, without a lip. The body is decorated with a molded mythic scene depicting the two principal animals: the serpent and the jaguar. The serpent's body is incised.
Brown terracotta with a glossy dark brown engobe.
Culture: Cupisnique, Peru, 900–200 BCE
Expert: Bénédicte Hamard
Weight: 1092 g
Condition: broken/reassembled with restorations
Provenance:
- Galerie Michaut,
- Boisgirard sale, Drouot, 21 May 2001, lot 9
- Former collection of M. Boutmy, France
- Ader Nordmann sale of 10 Oct 2017
Similar work:
Museo Larco, Lima, inventory ML040339
Details
Culture
Cupisnique
Century/timeframe
900-200 av.JC
Name of object
Bottle with a handle-neck in a stirrup shape.
Acquired from
Auction house
Material
Ceramic
Condition
Good
Height
30 cm
Width
19 cm
Depth
17 cm
Disclaimer
The seller was informed by Catawiki about documentation requirements and guarantees the following: - the object was legally obtained, - the seller has the right to sell and/or export the object, as relevant, - the seller will provide the necessary provenance information and arrange required documentation and permits/licenses, as applicable and as per local laws, - the seller will notify the buyer of any delays in obtaining permits/licenses. By bidding, you acknowledge that import documentation may be required depending on your country of residence and that obtaining permits/licenses may cause delays in the delivery of your object.
The seller was informed by Catawiki about documentation requirements and guarantees the following: - the object was legally obtained, - the seller has the right to sell and/or export the object, as relevant, - the seller will provide the necessary provenance information and arrange required documentation and permits/licenses, as applicable and as per local laws, - the seller will notify the buyer of any delays in obtaining permits/licenses. By bidding, you acknowledge that import documentation may be required depending on your country of residence and that obtaining permits/licenses may cause delays in the delivery of your object.
