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Lot 163 - Auction 43

Rare wooden Huari statuette Perù, Moche Culture, AD 500
Price realized:
5.000,00 GBP
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Description



Rare wooden Huari statuette
Perù, Moche Culture, AD 500
height cm 18,5 (7,3”)
A free-standing male figure probably a dignitary; composed of different decorative patterns inlaid on a wood matrix and lightly engraved motives on the rear. The decorative patterns are realised in olive-greenstones, blue-violet and orange colored spondylus, ivory and mother-of-pearl.
This is a rare example of Huari culture manufacturing. The Huari hands-crafted used to compose precious objects with marine stones. Anthropomorphic figures have religious value, aimed to removal negative influences.

PROVENANCE
From the Pani collection (Rome); formerly in the Marino Taini collection (Milan).

With IR spectroscopy executed by Istituto Internazionale Ricerche, Milan, 19th April 2000.

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