Material : Terracotta
Origin : South coast of Peru
Culture : NASCA
Era : 100 BC / 700 AD

Condition : good condition, minor cracks

Dimensions : H = 7 cm (2,73 in) D = 14,5 cm (5,65 in)

Beautiful polychrom Nasca ceramic. On the rim, stylized wading birds, one after the other. A white bird with orange beak follows a orange bird with white beak. All turned to the ground except one white bird turned to the sky, to break the serie and show that there is no perfection in the world. Nasca ceramics are symbolistic artifacts representing their beliefs.
Provenance: private german collection

 

Bibliography

R.Stone-Miller, L’art des Andes, p. 68 - 74, Londres, 1995. E. Maurer, M. Hennen, "Symboles sacrés. 4000 ans d'art des Amériques", p. 162 - 177, Paris, 2002.