Tiahuanaco, Peru Terrakotta Big Vessel Animal TL -testi. JULKAISTU. 24,5 cm P. 700 - 1000 jKr. Espanjan vientilisenssi

Very nice big Animal Vessel

- PUBLISHED -

- TL test -

Tiahuanaco, Peru, 700 - 1000 AD

Terracotta and pigments

21 cm height and 24,5 cm large

Provenance:
- Private collection, France.
- Loudmer Comissaires Priseurs S.C.P., Art Precolombien Collection d'un Amateur. Paris Drouot, 18 March 1995. Lot 109.
- Private collection, J. R. (1928 - 2013) Barcelona, formed since 1950 until 2000. Thence by descendent.

PUBLISHED:
- Catalogue; Loudmer Comissaires Priseurs S.C.P., Art Precolombien Collection d'un Amateur. Paris Drouot, 18 March 1995. Lot 109.

DOCUMENTS:
- With TL (Thermoluminescence) testing process.
- Spanish Export License.

Condition: Intact, excellent condition, see photos.

From its center at the Tiwanku site, located a few kilometers south of Lake Titicaca, the homonymous state extended its influence over an important part of the Andes, including Bolivia, Peru, northwestern Argentina and northern Chile. However, its core was concentrated in the altiplano surrounding the lake, characterized by a very harsh climate due to altitudes above 3,400 m (11,500 ft). Despite cycles of aridity, floods and constant frosts, the area is rich in pastures for llamas and alpacas, as well as for the cultivation of tubers.

Tiwanaku artists worked stone in an incomparable way. Their constructions with stone walls that fit perfectly, some with embedded or carved figures, such as the nailed heads of the temple of Kalasasaya or the famous Puerta del Sol, show a very high architectural and artistic level. Also noteworthy are the large statues sculpted on stone columns that represent standing figures in hieratic attitude. Among the most common designs that illustrate the Tiwanaku cosmovision, we can find felines with wings, snakes with feline heads, animals with human attributes and vice versa. Particularly noteworthy is the motif of the Lord of the Scepters, a frontal figure, almost always on a stepped platform, holding symbols of command in his hands. The most typical ceramic form of Tiwanaku pottery is the kero vase, with a narrow base and wide mouth, which was used for ceremonial libations. Many of these vessels were richly decorated in black, white, orange on a red base, although some exhibit incised motifs. In general, Tiwanaku iconography suggests an "imperial aesthetic", which was an essential part of power relations, with abbreviated versions of these figures circulating in the areas of expansion of this state.

It is assumed that Tiwanaku was a theocratic state, which means that most of the social life was dictated by rites and ceremonies. In this religious life must have been of central importance some divinities that were profusely represented in their art. Many of these characters present sacred attributes that are of long standing in the Andean world, such as the intertwined feline fangs or the sacrificing character. Among them stands out the Lord of the Scepters represented in the Sun Gate and other sculptural works, which seems to have had a central role among the divinities worshiped by the Tiwanaku. Their artistic representations also shed light on the great importance that the use of hallucinogens apparently had in Tiwanaku rituals, which is clearly reflected in the great development of these practices in the San Pedro culture, in northern Chile, precisely during the period in which it maintained relations with this Altiplanic state.



Notes:
- The piece includes authenticity certificate.
- The piece includes Spanish Export License (Passport for European Union). NOT TAXES.
- According to Spanish legislation, items sent outside the European Union are subject to export taxes and will be added to the invoice, at the buyer's expense. These export fees are fixed on the final auction price and the tax rate is not applied directly on the total value of the item to be exported, but rather the different percentages by sections are applied to it:
- Up to 6,000 euros: 5%.
- From 6,001 to 60,000 euros: 10%.
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