Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas | Antiquities - 19th February 2025

Lot 451

A Chancay figural vessel

Estimate £700 - £900 | Hammer £2142

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Description

A Chancay figural vessel
Peru, circa 1100 - 1400 AD
pottery, with a ribbed and notched headdress and a pair of large ear spools and holding the remains of a vessel, with a cream coloured slip and bichrome decoration,
45cm high, on a perspex ring. (2)

Provenance
From the estate of the late Eldred Trewvella "Bill" Bennette. London and Dorset. (1946 - 2024)