Lot Essay
Voir Trésors de la Céramique, fig. 92.
Il a été suggéré que la représentation imagée de ce type de terres cuites comporte des connotations religieuses destinées à invoquer les forces de la nature et de l'agriculture.
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COLLECTION D'UN GRAND AMATEUR
PLAQUE PEINTE EN TERRE CUITE
ENV. 1200-1400 APRÈS J.C.
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PLAQUE PEINTE EN TERRE CUITE
env. 1200-1400 après J.C.
Plaque concave de forme rectangulaire faisant probablement partie à l'origine de la panse d'une grande jarre, la surface couverte de pigments semi-résineux appliqués manuellement et de couleurs probablement crème, noire, rouge, jaune safran et vert-jaune représentant quatre registres de personnages humains debout les bras tendus alternés avec des animaux à quatre pattes.
Dimensions: 33 x 24 cm.
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PERUVIAN PAINTED PLAQUE
SOUTHERN ANDES, CA. A.D. 1200-1400
The concave rectangular-shaped section, possibly from the interior of a large jar (?), the surface painted in semi-resinous pigment by hand and probably brush, in cream, black, red, saffron and lime green with four registers of stylized, standing human figures with arms raised alternating with four-legged animals.
It has been hypothesized that the imagery on these terracotta fragments has religo-magical connotations involving agriculture and nature worship.
SOUTHERN ANDES, CA. A.D. 1200-1400
The concave rectangular-shaped section, possibly from the interior of a large jar (?), the surface painted in semi-resinous pigment by hand and probably brush, in cream, black, red, saffron and lime green with four registers of stylized, standing human figures with arms raised alternating with four-legged animals.
It has been hypothesized that the imagery on these terracotta fragments has religo-magical connotations involving agriculture and nature worship.
