Pre-Columbian Cupisnique Stirrup Vessel from Peru

About the Item

A pre-Columbian ceramic stirrup vessel in Cupisnique style circa 700-500BCE. This ancient vessel features a robust squatted body and a short thick stirrup sprout. Bold geometrical designs in low reliefs colored in black dramatically contrast the red burnished background. The Cupisinque culture flourished from circa 1500 to 500 BCE along what is now Peru's Northern Pacific Coast. It shares artistic style with Chavin culture, which rose from the same area in a slightly later period (900-200 BCE). As two distinct but related cultures, their relationship is not entirely understood. It also shares similar ceramic designs with much later Moche culture (100-700AD), suggesting a cultural lineage. The stirrup pot from Cupisnique culture tend to be very robust in form with dark surface due to the high smoke in the fire, and often have incision design like this one on offer. Provenance: From a private American collection. Purportedly acquired on 06/03/1972 from Sotheby's Parke Bernet. New York. Many similar stirrup vessels are in the collection of Museo Larco in Lima, Peru such as ML015091 and ML015115. Another similar piece is in the collection of Metropolitan Musuem of Art: Accession Number: 1978.412.38

Dimensions:

Height: 9.75 in (24.77 cm)Width: 7 in (17.78 cm)Depth: 5 in (12.7 cm)

Style:

Pre-Columbian (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Ceramic

Place of Origin:

Peru

Period:

15th Century and Earlier

Date of Manufacture:

700-500BCE

Condition:

Wear consistent with age and use. Minor abrasions and pitting and losses of pigment, mostly on the lower part of the pot. A small abrasion on the mouth and a mark from an old sticker on bottom. No apparent restoration seen under UV.

Seller Location:

Atlanta, GA

Reference Number:

1stDibs: LU945031500352

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