Huari Ceramic Two-headed vase - 18.5 cm
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Selected by Ruth Garrido Vila
Directed the Ifergan Collection Museum, specialising in Phoenician and Mediterranean archaeology.
Estimate € 1,500 - € 1,700
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Description from the seller
Vase with double superimposed heads
The lower belly depicts a human head with relief features. Its eyes are outlined in black, and the cheeks are adorned with painted snake-head earrings. Resting on its skull is a feline head wearing the same ornaments. Its face, painted red, contrasts with that of the man and emphasizes its fierce expression with an open mouth revealing two rows of fangs.
Brown terracotta with polychrome slip in red ochre, brown, beige, and black.
Weight: 647 g
Condition: Chips or flakes at the neck, wear of polychromy.
Provenance
Giraudeau Auction House, April 14, 2009 (Tours)
Private collection, France
Vase with double superimposed heads
The lower belly depicts a human head with relief features. Its eyes are outlined in black, and the cheeks are adorned with painted snake-head earrings. Resting on its skull is a feline head wearing the same ornaments. Its face, painted red, contrasts with that of the man and emphasizes its fierce expression with an open mouth revealing two rows of fangs.
Brown terracotta with polychrome slip in red ochre, brown, beige, and black.
Weight: 647 g
Condition: Chips or flakes at the neck, wear of polychromy.
Provenance
Giraudeau Auction House, April 14, 2009 (Tours)
Private collection, France
Details
Culture
Huari
Century/ Timeframe
700-1000 apr.JC
Name of object
Two-headed vase
Acquired from
Auction house
Year acquired
2021
Material
Ceramic
Country acquired from
France
Condition
Good
Previous owner acquired from
Auction house
Height
18.5 cm
Previous owner - year acquired
2009
Width
13 cm
Previous owner - country acquired from
France
Depth
13 cm
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