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live December 9 | 02:00 PM
Gorny & Mosch

378 - Vessel depicting a bird and a fish. Nazca, ca. 200–600 CE. H 17 cm. Fired clay with polychrome painting. Stirrup-shaped vessel in the form of an ibis that has impaled a fish on its long, curved beak. Its folded black wings cross at the bottom; the bird’s legs, stretched backward, are painted on the underside of the vessel. The front section features its breast plumage, composed of numerous red and black feathers. The paint is slightly worn in places. Provenance: Formerly from the Wolfarth Collection, Bonn, since 2011.

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€640

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Estimation

€640 - 800

Sale fees

28%

Vessel depicting a bird and a fish. Nazca, ca. 200–600 CE. H 17 cm. Fired clay with polychrome painting. Stirrup-shaped vessel in the form of an ibis that has impaled a fish on its long, curved beak. Its folded black wings cross at the bottom; the bird’s legs, stretched backward, are painted on the underside of the vessel. The front section features its breast plumage, composed of numerous red and black feathers. The paint is slightly worn in places. Provenance: Formerly from the Wolfarth Collection, Bonn, since 2011.

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Auction details

Auction 322: Ancient Art (Live Auction, Lots 1–407)
Wednesday, December 9
02:00 PM
Maximiliansplatz 20
80333 Munich, Germany

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Gorny & Mosch +(49)8.92.42.26.430 info@gmcoinart.de
On Drouot for 5 years avec More than 18,000 lots published

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