Paracas Ceramic Cup with painted decor - 6 cm
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Selected by Ruth Garrido Vila
Directed the Ifergan Collection Museum, specialising in Phoenician and Mediterranean archaeology.
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Paracas ceramic painted-decorated cup, 6 cm high by 17.5 cm wide, dating to 500–300 BC, featuring two stylised felines with cubist heads and stepped motifs, with an open fracture and chips on the neck.
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Description from the seller
Cup adorned with two stylized felines with large cubist heads, triangular eyes, between which staircase motifs are interposed.
Polychrome earthenware with post-firing paint typical of the Paracas culture from the southern coast of Peru
Condition: open break, chips on the rim
Provenance: Millon auction, Paris, France
Similar works: Museo de Sitio de Paracas Julio C. Tello, Peru, inventory 0000188569
Cup adorned with two stylized felines with large cubist heads, triangular eyes, between which staircase motifs are interposed.
Polychrome earthenware with post-firing paint typical of the Paracas culture from the southern coast of Peru
Condition: open break, chips on the rim
Provenance: Millon auction, Paris, France
Similar works: Museo de Sitio de Paracas 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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