Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas | Antiquities - 20th February 2024

Lot 24

A Chancay whistling stirrup vessel

Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £441

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Description

A Chancay whistling stirrup vessel
Peru, circa 1100 - 1400 AD
pottery with buff, red and black decoration, modelled as a warrior wearing a stepped headdress, large disc ear ornaments and holding a shield and a club, with a spouted vessel behind, painted two beasts,
21.5cm high.

Provenance
L'Art Ancien Gallery, Montreal, Canada.
Canadian Collection, acquired from the above in 1984.