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The Fall Catalogue Auction ยท Sep 9, 2015 09:00am
Lot 550
Two Pre-Columbian Chimu Blackware Ceramic Vessels
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Peru, circa 1100-1400 A.D., the first a jar with two zoomorphic handles fashioned as mice, its sides decorated with four panels having raised fish (5 in.); plus a small barrel-form stirrup vase with incised geometric patterns on two sides (5.5 in.).
The Collection of Arthur Bennett Schram, Jr. of Pinehurst, North Carolina and Jupiter Island, Florida
Each piece has a small chip to its spout or mouth; both vessels have been examined under a blacklight.
$250 - 450