PRE-COLUMBIAN VICUS ANIMAL FORMED VESSEL

Ca. 100 BC - AD 300 > A Vicus pottery vessel with a tapering body surmounted by a modelled animal head, a tall cylindrical spout and a connecting bridge handle. The head has rounded ears, circular pierced eyes and a projecting muzzle with defined nostrils and mouth. Two small forelimbs project from the chest. The body widens to an angular shoulder above a flat base, with reddish-orange slip contrasting with the dark brown lower section. > > Size: 230mm x 150mm; Weight: 700g > Provenance: Private German Collection since late 1960s. > >

Estimate:£400

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