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Peru Inca 1200 AD Lambayeque Pre-Columbian Blackware Ceramic Vase with Warrior

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An Inca Peru pre-hispanic black ware huaco vessel, from Lambayeque. Beautiful piece, created under the Inca culture between the 750 / 1375 AD at the Sican/Lambayeque/Chimu cultures. This huaco vessel was carefully modelled of black ware ceramic with a handle. The surface is embellished with birds, monkeys and the face of the warrior king lord Naylamp. Naylamp, Naymlap or Nanlap is a mythological character from ancient Peru. According to stories collected by the spanish chroniclers, it came from the sea, bringing civilization to the Lambayecan lands in the northern Peru, where he founded a kingdom or manor in which several kings succeeded, before being conquered by the Chimues. In pre Columbian art he is represented, with anthropomorphic and zoomorphic features combined with birds. Its name would means, in the Moche league, "water bird or hen" or another version of the andean god of water. Historic chronology: Sican/Lambayeque culture 750 / 1375 AD; Chimu culture 900 / 1470 AD; conquered by the inca emperor Topa Inca Yupanqui in 1470 AD. This vessel have an overall measurements of 190.5 by 133 mm by 152 mm (7.5 x 5.25 x 6 inches). Provenance: A private collection in New York city collected in the 1964; T.K. Asian antiquities gallery, Williamsburg Virginia; a private collection in Palm Beach FL; then purchased by James & Nancy Markell, Virginia 1976; then by descent to Lauren Markland, Fort Lauderdale, FL.; acquired in Palm Beach, FL. in March 7, 2020 Note: A 1975 photographic evidence of collection can be provided. Note: Comparable with similar pieces at the; National Gallery Of Victoria, inv: 833-d 2 and the one at the Cornell University, Dig Collection, 1-69 Condition: It is in pretty good condition with some professional restoration at the handle and some small missing parts at the spout. Guarantee to be an authentic piece from the stated period and with accurate description. INVENTORY REF: P0000SNNV/.1111.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 7.5 in (19.05 cm)Width: 5.25 in (13.34 cm)Depth: 6 in (15.24 cm)
  • Style:
    Pre-Columbian (Of the Period)
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  • Date of Manufacture:
    750-1375 AD
  • Condition:
    Repaired: It is in pretty good condition with some professional restoration at the handle and some small missing parts at the spout. Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. It is in pretty good condition with some professional restoration at the handle and some small missing parts at the spout.
  • Seller Location:
    Miami, FL
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: P0000SNNV/.11111stDibs: LU8303233979732

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