The Yossef Maiman Collection - Important Pre-Columbian Pottery and Textile Hammeriste and In Cooperation with David Ben Ami Andres Auctions (Antiquities license number 299)
Lot 51926:
Chancay
The zigzag pattern on the face of this figurine and the position of the veil indicate that it is ia female. It seems there may have been originally a been an outer loose dress as well.
Height: 44 cm
For more details on this lot refer to the following number in the link: num 184, p. 231 ( https://issuu.com/hammersite/docs/weaving_for_the_afterlife?fr=xKAE9_zU1NQ)
Provenance: Exibited at "Haifa Museum of Art" (according to the literature)Acquired by the Maiman Group in 1988. Estate of Yossef Maiman.
Literature: Makowski, Krzystof, Rosenzweif, Alfredo, Diaz Jimenes, Maria Jesus, Weaving for the Afterlife – Peruvian Textiles from the Maiman Collection, Kal Press LTD, Israel, 2006., p. 231
Condition: For a detailed condition report, please contact us at [email protected]
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