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CHIMU BLACKWARE

• 3 PERUVIAN CHIMU BLACKWARE
  3 PERUVIAN CHIMU BLACKWARE POTTERY ITEMS1st item: Peruvian Pre-Columbian Chimu figural blackware pottery spout vessel featuring the head of an animal with anthropomorphic hands, front, and legs and tail, back, and incised geometric designs on top of body. 6" H x 3 3/4" W x 5 3/4" D. 12th-14th century. 2nd item: Peruvian Pre-Columbian Chimu figural blackware pottery vase depicting a seated chief or deity. 7 3/4" H x 4" W x 3 3/4" D. 14th century. 3rd item: Peruvian Pre-Columbian Chimu figural blackware pottery statuette depicting a woman holding a child wearing an ornate headdress. 7 1/4" H x 2 1/2" W x 2" D. 12th-14th century. Provenance: East Tennessee collection, by descent from Edwin V. Hill, M.D., deceased 1969. Dr. Hill was a faculty member of Tufts and Harvard Medical Schools and served as a Colonel in the U.S. Army. (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com) Condition: 1st item: 5" crack along back of vessel. Scuffs, dirt encrustation on surface of vessel. 2nd item: Overall good condition. Scattered scuffs, dirt encrustation on surface of vessel. 3rd item: Two holes drilled back of head and on base. 1/8" scratch to top of headdress. Scattered scuffs, dirt encrustation on surface of vessel.
• CHIMU BLACKWARE VESSEL W/ AVIAN
  CHIMU BLACKWARE VESSEL W/ AVIAN MOTIFSPre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A mold-formed blackware pottery vessel bearing attractive avian motifs along the upper body. The slightly carinated spherical body presents with a slightly convex but stable base, a pair of thick strap handles, a rounded upper body, and a funnel-form spout with a flared rim. The upper body bears 2 pairs of mold-formed avian panels: one with a bird with its neck facing towards the sky, and the other with a bird holding a petite fish in its mouth. Size: 7.3" W x 6.6" H (18.5 cm x 16.8 cm) Provenance: private southwestern Pennsylvania, USA collection, acquired prior to 2000 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #159948 Condition: Spout reattached to top of vessel's body and small area of rim reattached, both with small chips as well as adhesive and earthen residue along break lines. Minor nicks and abrasions to base, body, handles, and spout, with softening to some mold-formed avian details, and light encrustations. Nice earthen deposits throughout.
• PRE-COLUMBIAN CHIMU BLACK POTTERY
  PRE-COLUMBIAN CHIMU BLACK POTTERY VESSEL Pre-Columbian Chimu, circa 900-1400 AD, black pottery vessel in the form of a human head with hair incised in a herringbone pattern and geometric designs all around the body.
• PRE-COLUMBIAN CHIMU CULTURE
  PRE-COLUMBIAN CHIMU CULTURE BLACKWARE POTTERYPre-Columbian Chimu culture blackware pottery "stirrup" vessel, with monkey effigy, 8 1/2" h., 7" w. Competitive in-house shipping is available for this lot. Condition: Good condition. No apparent damages or repairs.
• PRE-COLUMBIAN CHIMU PERUVIAN
  PRE-COLUMBIAN CHIMU PERUVIAN MOCHE BLACKWARE FIGURAL VE...DESCRIPTION: Pre-Columbian Chimu Peruvian Moche Blackware Figural Vessel. Front lobe depicts a seated man (lord or shaman) holding his hands on his lap, wearing a long tunic and hat connected by a bridge handle. The man has well-modeled facial features, which are very fine to the touch, including the eyes, nose, mouth, raised rings around the eyes. ORIGIN: Peru DIMENSIONS: H: 7 1/4" W" 6" CONDITION: Good antique condition. Small hole on right bottom side. See lot description for details on item condition. More detailed condition requests can be obtained via email (info@akibaantiques.com) or SMS 305-332-9274. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Akiba Antiques shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
• PERU DOUBLE GOURD BLACKWARE POTTERY
  PERU DOUBLE GOURD BLACKWARE POTTERY Chimu culture, North Coastal Region, double gourd with condor whistle, circa 800 AD. 7 3/4" tall.
• CHIMU BLACKWARE POTTERY VESSELChimu
  CHIMU BLACKWARE POTTERY VESSELChimu blackware pottery vessel, with dimpled decoration, 7 3/4" h. Provenance: From the family of Wilmar Sick, Baltimore, Maryland. Competitive in-house shipping is available for this lot. Condition: Rim wear
• PRE-COLUMBIAN CHIMU STYLE BLACK
  PRE-COLUMBIAN CHIMU STYLE BLACK EFFIGY VESSEL Chimu style black effigy vessel, of ovoid form with a dog head on the front of the body and legs molded behind the head. having a cylindrical spout and arched handle. Approximate dimensions: h. 6.5", w. 3.5", d. 5".
• CHIMU BLACKWARE STIRRUP VESSEL W/
  CHIMU BLACKWARE STIRRUP VESSEL W/ FRUIT & VINESPre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A delightful pottery vessel exhibiting a wide hip, a rounded shoulder, a stirrup handle, and a tubular spout, all sitting upon a narrow, convex base. Enveloped in a rich black glaze, the charming vessel is adorned with relief decoration of 4 trios of ovoid fruits hanging from vines that cascade down the sides and meet at the top. A petite monkey additionally embellishes the vessel, sitting where the spout meets the handle. Size: 6.5" Diameter x 10.5" H (16.5 cm x 26.7 cm) Provenance: private Lumberton, Texas, USA collection; ex-Heritage Auctions, New York, USA, December 5th, 2010, "2010 December New York Signature Pre-Columbian Art Auction," auction 6056, lot 56365 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #169499 Condition: Repaired from several pieces with restoration over some break lines and other break lines visible. Repainted and burnished. Chipping to rim. Otherwise, very nice.
• CHIMU BLACKWARE STIRRUP-SPOUTED
  CHIMU BLACKWARE STIRRUP-SPOUTED BOTTLE Northern Coast of Peru, 900 - 1470 A.D.; geometric body composed of three cylinders, a small monkey climbing on the neck, 8 1/2 in. H.
• CHIMU BLACKWARE POTTERY BRIDGE
  CHIMU BLACKWARE POTTERY BRIDGE VESSELChimu blackware pottery bridge vessel, with bird and dimpled decoration, 11 1/4" h. Provenance: From the family of Wilmar Sick, Baltimore, Maryland. Competitive in-house shipping is available for this lot. Condition: Small rim flake, surface wear.
• CHIMU BLACKWARE POTTERY BRIDGE
  CHIMU BLACKWARE POTTERY BRIDGE VESSELChimu blackware pottery bridge vessel, with monkey decoration, 11 3/4" h. Provenance: From the family of Wilmar Sick, Baltimore, Maryland. Competitive in-house shipping is available for this lot. Condition: Two small holes to mid-body, surface wear.
• CHIMU BLACKWARE POTTERY BOWLChimu
  CHIMU BLACKWARE POTTERY BOWLChimu blackware pottery bowl, with fish decoration, 3 3/4" h., 6" dia. Provenance: From the family of Wilmar Sick, Baltimore, Maryland. Competitive in-house shipping is available for this lot. Condition: Good condition. No apparent damages or repairs.
• CHIMU BLACKWARE POTTERY BRIDGE
  CHIMU BLACKWARE POTTERY BRIDGE VESSELChimu blackware pottery bridge vessel, with animal decoration, 6 3/4" h. Provenance: From the family of Wilmar Sick, Baltimore, Maryland. Competitive in-house shipping is available for this lot. Condition: Small rim flake.
• CHIMU BLACKWARE STIRRUP JAR W/ 2
  CHIMU BLACKWARE STIRRUP JAR W/ 2 LIZARDS BITING TAILSPre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A fabulous, mold-made pottery stirrup vessel presenting a planar base, a spherical body, and a tubular spout, all enveloped in a rich black slip. The body of the ancient vessel is adorned with the relief image of 2 lizards lined head-to-tail horizontally. Each slender reptile exhibits an elongated body with incised stripes, attenuated, bent limbs, and a lengthy tail. Their ovoid heads each show minimalist visages with delineated nostrils and circular eyes. The positioning of the lizards, as though they are biting one another's tail, is reminiscent of the Ouroboros or tail-devouring snake found in many cultures throughout the world. A petite steppe motif additionally embellishes the spout of the lovely vessel. Size: 6" Diameter x 9.5" H (15.2 cm x 24.1 cm) Provenance: private southwestern Pennsylvania, USA collection, acquired prior to 2000 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #159950 Condition: Repaired from several pieces with restoration over break lines and to spout and handle. Loss to rim of spout. Expected nicks, scratches, and abrasions throughout, commensurate with age. Otherwise, very nice with impressive remaining details.
• CHIMU STYLE DOUBLE BIRD WHISTLING
  CHIMU STYLE DOUBLE BIRD WHISTLING JAR Chimu style blackware bird whistling bottle or jar, the double-chamber jars connected by a strap handle, the front in the form of a bird, the back with a spout, the bird's head is pierced to make a whistling sound when liquid is poured from the spout. Approximate dimensions: h. 6.75", w. 3.5", d. 7.25"
• CHIMU POTTERY FIGURAL VESSELS W/
  CHIMU POTTERY FIGURAL VESSELS W/ ZOOMORPHIC MOTIFSPre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chimu culture, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A fantastic pair of Chimu artifacts: a grayware jar in the form of a figure bound by a coiled snake and a blackware double-chamber, whistle vessel with an anthropomorphic head and zoomorphic relief decoration. Larger of the 2, the grayware dish boasts a voluminous body adorned with the relief of a spiraling snake body, as the flared neck of the vessel displays a human face with sizeable ears and a cylindrical cap. Next, the other vessel is comprised of 2 spherical bodies - 1 surmounted by the head and arms of a figure wearing a biconical headdress and the other with a tubular spout - connected via a stirrup handle and a tunnel. Each side of the chambers is embellished by stippled tondos of crested wave and zoomorphic decoration. Blow into the tubular spout to create a lovely, high-pitched whistle! Size of larger: 5.8" Diameter x 7.8" H (14.7 cm x 19.8 cm) Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-Artemis Gallery, Louisville, Colorado, USA, August 5th, 2021, lot 141; ex-private southern California, USA collection, acquired in the 1970s to mid 1980s All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #173672 Condition: Blackware vessel has been professionally repaired with restoration and repainting over break lines. Small chips to stirrup handle periphery and rim of grayware jar. Both have light surface wear as shown. Otherwise, grayware is intact and blackware still functions as a whistle. Both are very nice with impressive remaining detail.
• Peruvian Chimu Indian black pottery
  Peruvian Chimu Indian black pottery water bottle in the form of a warrior figure dug by Dr. Ohlmstead. 8"H. 1" sliver on front of base, and small chip on rim.
• CHIMU PAINTED EARTHENWARE FIGURAL
  CHIMU PAINTED EARTHENWARE FIGURAL JAR Showing Chancay influence, Northern coast of Peru, 900 - 1470 A.D.; Egg-shaped body with stylized arms and legs in low relief, a kero in the hands, the neck modeled with a man's head, with large ear plugs and a crown; light orange earthenware covered with white slip and decorated in black and red-brown; about 18 3/4 in. H.
• CHIMU POTTERY BLACKWARE BOTTLEChimu
  CHIMU POTTERY BLACKWARE BOTTLEChimu pottery blackware bottle, with triple human figures, 6" h. Provenance: From the family of Wilmar Sick, Baltimore, Maryland. Competitive in-house shipping is available for this lot. Condition: Good condition. No apparent damages or repairs.
• A CHIMILA CERAMIC URNA Chimila
  A CHIMILA CERAMIC URNA Chimila ceramic urn, Circa 1000-1400 CE; Chimila People, Rio Magdalena, Colombia The anthropomorphic, lidded ceramic vessel with low relief facial features, looped braids at each temple, and limbs, the ceramic with black fire clouding and manganese deposits Dimensions: 21.5" H x 15.5" Dia. Provenance: Purchased from Clavia: Arte Indigena Precolobinos, Bogota, Colombia, circa 1970s
• Chimu hammered sheet gold
  Chimu hammered sheet gold headbandwith design alternating between repousse masks and geometric square patterns mounted on a metal backing. Accompanied by pedestal and display box. Chimu Culture (Peru 900-1400). 1.125''W x 7.375'' Dia; pedestal: 44''H x 14'' Sq.
• C. 700 CE erotica vase Chimu
  C. 700 CE erotica vase Chimu culture Peru black glazing two figure vase with handled top label verso surface wear 5 1/2'' h. [De-accessioned from a Connecticut Museum]
• CHIMU EFFIGY VESSEL + MOCHE
  CHIMU EFFIGY VESSEL + MOCHE LIZARD EFFIGY VESSEL**Originally Listed At $400** Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche V, ca. 600 to 800 CE; Central Coast of Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A wonderful blackware effigy vessel of a spondylus shell or urchin, and a mold made stirrup vessel with lizards. The Moche shell vessel rests on a flattened base, the rounded body split into sections the surface studded with petite nubbins pines with vertical ridges that meet at the neck. The other Chimu vessel has a flared foot with a carinated body with low relief lizards across the top, their tails meeting at the center. Although cute, the lizards were important in Moche and Chimu cultures as sources of food and as symbols of regeneration, fertility, and were characters in epic tales and myths. Size: 7.5" L x 5" W x 9.75" H (19 cm x 12.7 cm x 24.8 cm) Provenance: private Birmingham, Michigan, USA collection, purchased September 15th, 2019; ex-private collection, acquired 1976 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #173091 Condition: Black ware is restored and repaired, and lizard vessel is repaired along body. Both with abrasions and softening to finer details, otherwise in good condition. Nice preservation to colors.
• A Pre-Columbian Figural Pottery
  A Pre-Columbian Figural Pottery Vessel Chimu tiered circular body with strap handle joining spout and male figure with conical headdress holding a gourd height 7 3/4 in.
• PRE-COLUMBIAN CHIMU MOLDED
  PRE-COLUMBIAN CHIMU MOLDED REDWARE FLASK Northern Coastal Peru, 900 - 1470 A.D.; red earthenware impressed on either side with elaborate scene of an embracing couple, with birds, monkeys, and foliage, the neck modeled with a stylized head, 10 3/8 in. H.
• CHIMU, PERU, CIRCA AD1100-1470
  CHIMU, PERU, CIRCA AD1100-1470 STIRRUP VESSEL Chimu, Peru, circa AD1100-1470, double-chambered stirrup vessel in the shape of a beaked bird, multiple cracks at the lower back repaired, 7"h
• A Carved Relief Stone Chimu Culture
  A Carved Relief Stone Chimu Culture 1100-1400 AD Carved from grey stone relief depicts a standing man with spear and elaborate headdress. Two pierced holes at the top. Measures 11"T x 6-1/2"W. Private collection Akron Ohio.
• A Peruvian bird vessel,
  A Peruvian bird vessel, pre-Columbian, Moche or Chimu cultures, circa 800-1200 AD, in the form of an owllike bird with strongly moulded face and simple wings at the side of the vessel, a tubular spout and strap handle at the top, in red clay covered with a light slip, 18cm high/Provenance: from the Henry Sandon Study Collection
• PRE-COLUMBIAN: CHANCAY OR CHIMU
  PRE-COLUMBIAN: CHANCAY OR CHIMU METAL MASK AND APPLIQUES, CENTRAL PERU, 800 - 1500 AD, SILVER OR COPPER, FIVE PIECES ENCASED IN GLAS...PRE-COLUMBIAN: Chancay or Chimu metal mask and appliques, Central Peru, 800 - 1500 AD, silver or copper, five pieces encased in glass covered frame, hammered and repousse silver or copper mask with disc ornaments probably for attachments to a tunic, rubbed high areas appear to have copper-like appearance, wear consistent with age and use, sold as is, case size: 9 3/4" h. x 14" w. x 2 1/2" d. [PROVENANCE: Davis Collection]
• Three Peruvian Pre-Columbian
  Three Peruvian Pre-Columbian pottery vessels, Chimu or Inca, circa 1000-1400 AD, comprising a redware erotic vessel moulded as a copulating couple, tall central spout, 18cm, an effigy vessel in the form of a kneeling human or monkey-like figure, 21.5cm and another pottery vessel, the angular body with a conical neck linked by a thin strap handle, 18cm (3)/Provenance: from the Henry Sandon Study Collection
• PRE-COLUMBIAN CHIMU TERRACOTTA
  PRE-COLUMBIAN CHIMU TERRACOTTA FIGURAL VESSEL Northern Coast of Peru, 900-1470 A.D.: modeled as an emaciated dog; earthenware covered with tan slip and decorated with dark brown details, 6 3/8 in. H.
• PERUVIAN VESSEL WITH OWL SPOUT
  PERUVIAN VESSEL WITH OWL SPOUT Pre-Columbian reproduction. Peru, Chimu Culture, black glazed red clay, 5 1/2" x 5 1/2" diam.
• A Pre-Columbian Pottery Vessel c.
  A Pre-Columbian Pottery Vessel c. 1100-1400 A.D. Lambayeque or Chimu cross-legged male figure seated within an open structure supported by columns an offering bowl at his feet height 8 1/2 in. Provenance: Acquired Bonhams & Butterfields San Francisco 9 June 2003 lot 5088.
• PERU MOCHE RIVER VALLEY BLACKWARE
  PERU MOCHE RIVER VALLEY BLACKWARE SQUASH FORM WITH BIRD HEAD Mohica IV Culture, 500-300 BC, north coastal Peru, Moche River Valley. Tirruo handle centered on spout. 9 1/4" tall, foot chips.
• MOCHE BLACK EARTHENWARE EFFIGY
  MOCHE BLACK EARTHENWARE EFFIGY JAR Northern Coast of Peru, circa 100 - 700 A.D.; rounded human form with stylized arms and legs, rib cage and spine more carefully modeled on the back, and with more naturalistic face on the neck, 10 1/8 in. H., about 7 in, Diam.