Vessel of the Nazca culture
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AR3092
| Object: |
Vessel of the Nazca culture
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| Material: |
Orange clay with polychrome paintings in white, black, brown, red-brown, orange and grey.
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| Period: |
Approx. 250 AD to 400 AD. Middle Nazca. |
| Description: |
Magnificent pottery of the Nazca culture, present-day Peru. The vessel has the shape of a drum, consisting of two hemispheres joined together. Two long spouts are attached with a strap handle in between. The body of the vessel is primed in brown-red, with two polychrome painted birds of prey, which are probably condors. |
| Background: |
The Peruvian Nazca culture develoepd since 200 BC from the oases of the river valleys of the Río Gránde. It must not be thought of as a centralized state but rather as loosely associated settlements. The settlers coped with the extremely dry climate of the region by constructing and operating subterranean irrigation channels. The resulting flourishing agriculture allowed a versatile but singular culture to develop. Most famed today are the Nazca Lines. Large abstract figures drawn in the desert floor. They are so huge they can only be seen from high altitudes as a whole. Nazca pottery is characterized by fine clay and thin walls that are decorated with scenes in bright colours. |
| Dimensions: |
Approx. 13.4cm height, 12.6cm length.
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| Condition: |
Very good condition with almost completely preserved painting. The spouts and handle have been restored and the upper part has been added. Otherwise the body is original.
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| Provenance: |
Acquired by us in 2020 in a German auction house. Previously in the German private collection G. B., Stuttgart. The piece was part of an exhibition in Stuttgart in 2018. Previously and since at least 1983 in the German private collection of R. Golte, Stuttgart. A thermoluminescence report from the Kotalla laboratory is available from 1984.
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| Published: |
The piece was part of the exhibition "Schaetze aus alten deutschen Sammlungen IV" (Treasures from old German collections IV), Stuttgart Germany, 2018, March 18th to April 28th. It can be seen in a supplement to U. Carlson's catalogue, Schaetze aus alten deutschen Sammlungen IV. |
| Authenticity: |
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