THE COLLECTION OF ALFRED E. MIRSKY, SOLD FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GRADUATE STUDENT PROGRAM OF THE ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY

NAZCA POLYCHROME VESSEL

CA. A.D. 200 - 600

Details

NAZCA POLYCHROME VESSEL
ca. A.D. 200 - 600
the rounded shape, painted in plum, black, gray, and cream, with a prone fisherman straddling the vessel, holding a shark in his left hand and a fishnet bag along his shoulders, with fish and aquatic motifs in the field.
Height 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm.)

Provenance

Alan Lapiner Collection, 1960s

Lot Essay

Cf. Marine Amimals Forms, pg.45

The role of the shaman for the mystical fisherman might be an interpretation as he is accompanied by ferocious sharks who represent his spirit allies.

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