Ica Polychrome Jar w/ Handles & Nice Decorative Program
**Originally Listed At $250**
Pre-Columbian, south coast Peru, Ica culture, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A hand-built pottery jar of a bulbous form with a rounded base, a spherical body with flattened front and back faces, a sloped shoulder from which a pair of handles projects, and a spherical upper chamber. The highly burnished exterior is decorated with fine black and red cruciform motifs atop the beige ground and has concentric rectangular boxes of gradually expanding sizes surrounding the circular crosses. The handles and upper chamber also exhibit black and red linear motifs that create a colorful presentation. Lucite display stand for photography purposes only. Size: 4.5" W x 6.6" H (11.4 cm x 16.8 cm)
Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection; ex-Allan Davis collection, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA, acquired before 1990
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#150659
Condition Report: Small chips to rim of upper chamber, with light pitting in several areas, and light fading to painted decorations, otherwise intact and very good. Nice preservation to painted motifs throughout.
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**Originally Listed At $250**
Pre-Columbian, south coast Peru, Ica culture, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A hand-built pottery jar of a bulbous form with a rounded base, a spherical body with flattened front and back faces, a sloped shoulder from which a pair of handles projects, and a spherical upper chamber. The highly burnished exterior is decorated with fine black and red cruciform motifs atop the beige ground and has concentric rectangular boxes of gradually expanding sizes surrounding the circular crosses. The handles and upper chamber also exhibit black and red linear motifs that create a colorful presentation. Lucite display stand for photography purposes only. Size: 4.5" W x 6.6" H (11.4 cm x 16.8 cm)
Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection; ex-Allan Davis collection, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA, acquired before 1990
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#150659
Condition Report: Small chips to rim of upper chamber, with light pitting in several areas, and light fading to painted decorations, otherwise intact and very good. Nice preservation to painted motifs throughout.
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