Paracas Ceramic Dessert cup with painted decoration. - 6 cm
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Paracas painted-decorated terracotta cup featuring two stylised felines with cubist heads, 17.5 cm wide and 6 cm high, dating to 500–300 BCE, in good condition with an open crack and chips at 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
Dessert cup with painted decoration.
Acquired from
Auction house
Year acquired
2022
Material
Ceramic
Country acquired from
France
Condition
Good
Previous owner acquired from
Private collection
Height
6 cm
Previous owner - year acquired
1980
Width
17.5 cm
Previous owner - country acquired from
France
Depth
17.5 cm
I verify that I have obtained this object legally and that I am allowed to sell it
Yes
Authenticity
Original/official
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