Stirrup vessel in squash shape
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Object number
AR3328
| Object: |
Stirrup vessel in the shape of a squash
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| Material: |
Pottery with a dark surface due to reduction firing.
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| Period: |
Late Intermediate period, Chimú culture. 1000 AD to 1470 AD. A thermoluminescence report from the Kotalla laboratory from 1979 is available as a copy. It dates the piece to the period from 1050 to 1350 AD and thus confirms and narrows down the above dating based on comparative pieces. |
| Description: |
The so-called stirrup vessel has a body in the shape of a curved squash or pumpkin. A handle is attached to the top of the vessel. It is hollow with a square cross-section, with an attached tubular spout pointing almost vertically upwards. The vessel was fired in an oxygen reduced oven so that the surface took on a dark, greyish-black colour. The chracteristic decorations are fantastic. A plastically modeled monkey sits at the side of the spout. The handle is decorated with an ornamental relief band of stylized birds. |
| Background: |
The stirrup vessels are characteristic of the ancient civilizations in what is now Peru. The richness of these vessels' design reached its peak with the Chimor. Also the manufacturing efficiency was optimized in the Chimor workshops. The stamp was probably used as a manufacturing technique for the reliefs. Monkeys, birds and ducks decorated the pottery as full plastic or relief, as well as squash, corn, cocoa and other crops. The stirrup vessels are a mirror of the Chimor society and of the creatures and things that filled everyday life. |
| Dimensions: |
22.4cm height, 11.0cm width, 14.5cm depth.
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| Condition: |
Very good condition. The spout re-attached to the handle. Tiny chips and an inconspicuous hole from the TL test on the underside. Otherwise complete and intact. Label with inscription "4523" from a previous owner on the underside, as well as another green label inscribed "70 P".
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| Provenance: |
Acquired by us in 2022 on the German art market. Previously in the German private collection U. H. Acquired into the collection in the early 1980ies from the German collection P. S. Previously held by the well-known German antiquities dealer Ulrich Hoffmann, at the time known as Galerie Peruana, now known as Galerie Alt-Amerika. The mentioned thermoluminescence report from 1979 was probably ordered by Mr. Hoffmann.
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| References: |
Cf. Hessen Kassel Heritage, Staatliche Museen Kassel, acc. no. ETH 48 (Am S 18).
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| Authenticity: |
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