Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas - 22nd February 2023
Lot 46
A Chimu stirrup spout vessel
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £500
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Description
A Chimu stirrup spout vessel
Peru, circa 1100 - 1400 AD
blackware, modelled as a fish, the arch with a band of birds and with a monkey at the base of the spout, the underside with an old catalogue entry ?74 Fish-shaped Vessel of black terra-cotta, Ancient Peru RARE,
19cm high.
Provenance
Romy Rey Collection, London.