Nazca Polychrome Kero Stepped / Cruciform Motifs (TL'd)
Ca. 200–600 CE. Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca culture, ca. 200 to 600 CE. A polychrome pottery kero (drinking vessel), with flaring walls rising above a slightly convex base to form a tall, hourglass profile. The vessel is painted in red, black, and cream, characteristic of Nazca ceramic tradition, with geometric and abstract motifs encircling the exterior. Around the upper register, a repeated stepped pattern encircles the vessel, a design associated in Andean iconography with mountains and sacred architecture. Below, cruciform rosettes extend across the mid-body, each arm articulated with rectilinear detailing, while the lower section bears vertical linear elements resembling stylized feathers or vegetal forms. The interior is coated in a red slip. Size: 6.1" Diameter x 7" H (15.5 cm x 17.8 cm) Size: 6.1" W x 7" H (15.5 cm W x 17.8 cm H).
Publication: This piece has been tested using thermoluminescence (TL) analysis and has been found to be ancient and of the period stated. A full printed and bound report will accompany the item upon purchase.
Provenance: private Colorado, USA collection; ex-Minerva Gallery, Sebring, Florida, USA; ex-private Florida, USA collection, acquired via descent, collected prior to 1970
SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.).For those not using LiveAuctioneers' Live Ship program, Artemis Fine Arts offers expert in-house packing and worldwide shipping. With over 20 years of experience, our team provides careful, reliable, and affordable service. For a quick quote on this lot, please contact support@artemisfinearts.com prior to the auction, or call 720-890-7700.
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Item #
197627
Condition
Professionally repaired and restored with repainting over break lines; all done very well and difficult to detect in most areas. Some nicks and abrasions to surface, commensurate with age, but, otherwise, excellent presentation with good remaining pigments and detail. Two TL holes to rim have been filled in.
Buyer's Premium
30%
Ca. 200–600 CE. Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca culture, ca. 200 to 600 CE. A polychrome pottery kero (drinking vessel), with flaring walls rising above a slightly convex base to form a tall, hourglass profile. The vessel is painted in red, black, and cream, characteristic of Nazca ceramic tradition, with geometric and abstract motifs encircling the exterior. Around the upper register, a repeated stepped pattern encircles the vessel, a design associated in Andean iconography with mountains and sacred architecture. Below, cruciform rosettes extend across the mid-body, each arm articulated with rectilinear detailing, while the lower section bears vertical linear elements resembling stylized feathers or vegetal forms. The interior is coated in a red slip. Size: 6.1" Diameter x 7" H (15.5 cm x 17.8 cm) Size: 6.1" W x 7" H (15.5 cm W x 17.8 cm H).
Publication: This piece has been tested using thermoluminescence (TL) analysis and has been found to be ancient and of the period stated. A full printed and bound report will accompany the item upon purchase.
Provenance: private Colorado, USA collection; ex-Minerva Gallery, Sebring, Florida, USA; ex-private Florida, USA collection, acquired via descent, collected prior to 1970
SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.).For those not using LiveAuctioneers' Live Ship program, Artemis Fine Arts offers expert in-house packing and worldwide shipping. With over 20 years of experience, our team provides careful, reliable, and affordable service. For a quick quote on this lot, please contact support@artemisfinearts.com prior to the auction, or call 720-890-7700.
PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception.
Item #
197627
Condition
Professionally repaired and restored with repainting over break lines; all done very well and difficult to detect in most areas. Some nicks and abrasions to surface, commensurate with age, but, otherwise, excellent presentation with good remaining pigments and detail. Two TL holes to rim have been filled in.
Buyer's Premium
30%
