Ex Sotheby's Authentic Pre Columbian Artifact Inca Monkey Tuber Stirrup Jar T102

Museum quality. Red-brown and cream color pottery tuber form vessel having a stirrup type spout with a small monkey clinging to the chimney spout. Body decorated with relief bands of alternating color and has traces of a simple black triangular decoration. Scattered mineral deposits on the surface. Spout repaired from a few original pieces with some old restoration at the base of the chimney spout, otherwise intact.

SIGNED: Unsigned
COLOR: Yellow Brown
DATE OF CREATION: Pre-1800
MATERIAL: Ceramic & Porcelain
REGION OF ORIGIN: Peru
MAKER: Pre-Columbian Potter
CREATED: Approximately 1400 to 1500 AD
SIZE TYPE/LARGEST DIMENSION: 8 ¼ inches tall, 6 ½ inches wide, weighs 513 grams
PROVENANCE 3: Ex. Arte Primitivo Gallery, Downtown Manhattan,New York City 2024
AUTHENTICITY GUARANTEE: Lifetime
LISTED BY: The Chapman Collection
TYPE: Pottery
MANGANESE DIOXIDE REACTION TEST RESULTS: Positive reaction indicative of about 500 years of burial
PROVENANCE 2: Acquired from Sotheby’s Arcade Auction, NYC., 1980’s.
PROVENANCE 1: Ex. Private Maryland collection
ORIGINAL/REPRODUCTION: Original
STYLE: Pre-Columbian
AREA OF ORIGIN: Peru