April 12, 2024
Bowl, Nazca, Peru C. 100 B.C. - 300 A.D. Lot 2219
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LOT 2219 Seller's Estimate: USD 200 - 400 Category: Pre-Columbian Description: This Nazca bowl is painted with brown, red, white, and black along the sides. It is deep, with a rounded bottom. Sold at Christie's 18 November 1982, Lot 306 The Nazca culture is characterized by its beautiful polychrome pottery, painted with at least 15 distinct colors. The shift from post-fire resin painting to pre-fire slip painting marked the end of Paracas-style pottery and the beginning of Nazca-style pottery. The use of pre-fire slip painting meant that a great deal of experimentation took place in order to know which slips produced certain colors. Major pottery shapes include double-spout bottles, bowls, cups, vases, effigy forms, and mythical creatures. Archaeologists have excavated highly valued polychrome pottery among all classes of Nazca society, illustrating that it was not just the elite that had access to them. Commoners were able to obtain these goods through feasting and pilgrimages to Cahuachi. In addition, clays matching the chemical signature of polychrome pottery found all over the Southern Nazca Region have been found near Cahuachi. However, there is no substantial evidence of pottery production at Cahuachi. The site was most likely a redistribution center for ceramics. Provenance: Christie's Circa: 300AD Maker: Maker/Artist:
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