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Chimu Art : Chimu Anthropomorphic Coatimundi Stirrup Vessel
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Chimu Anthropomorphic Coatimundi Stirrup Vessel - PF.1422
Origin: Northern Coast of Peru
Circa: 800
AD
to 1200
AD
Dimensions:
7.125" (18.1cm) high
Catalogue: V7
Collection: Pre-Columbian
Style: Chimu
Medium: Terracotta
£7,800.00
Location: UAE
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Ancient Peruvian Art has a way of presenting the
fantastic, as it were an everyday occurrence.
With imagination and wit, the ceramic art leads
us on a wondrous journey through the
unexpected. The exact meaning of such
sculptures—whether magic or comic—has often
been obscured by time; we can only marvel at
their inventiveness and their sureness of touch.
Here, a figure seated cross-legged like an
Egyptian scribe wears the head of a Coatimundi.
This is possibly someone in the throes of a
drug-induced dream, a man identifying himself
with the creatures of the wild. The broad smile
at the end of his long snout seems to warn us
not take anything we see too seriously. Across
the centuries, we enter a world where
enchantment rules over logic.
- (PF.1422)
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