A Group of 3 Pre-Columbian Terracotta Vessels and 1 Terracotta Vessel

Height of tallest 9 3/4 inches (24.77 cm).

Property from the Estate of Helene Cummings Karp (1931-2023), Palm Beach, Florida

Provenance:

B.J. Wassermann Collection, Buenos Aires, primarily formed in Peru from 1920-1948.

Nathan Cummings (1896-1985), Chicago, acquired from the above in March 1954; thence by descent.

Including:

A Chimu Blackware Vessel

Peru, Circa 12th-14th Century A.D.

Exhibited:

Illinois, Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago, The Nathan Cummings Collection of Ancient Peruvian Art, 28 June 1954-3 January 1955. [With AIC exhibition label “157”]

Published:

B.J. Wassermann, Ceramicas del Antiguo Peru, Buenos Aires, 1938, p. 123, pl. 219.

A Moche Stirrup Blackware Vessel in the Form of a Snake with Prey

Peru, Circa 500-700 A.D.

Exhibited:

Illinois, Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago, The Nathan Cummings Collection of Ancient Peruvian Art, 28 June 1954-3 January 1955. [With AIC exhibition label “102”]

Published:

B.J. Wassermann, Ceramicas del Antiguo Peru, Buenos Aires, 1938, p. 104, pl. 182.

A Moche Stirrup Blackware Vessel in the Form of a Seated Figure

Peru, Circa 500-700 A.D.

Exhibited:

Illinois, Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago, The Nathan Cummings Collection of Ancient Peruvian Art, 28 June 1954-3 January 1955. [Inscribed in black ink with "AIC 171"]

Published:

B.J. Wassermann, Ceramicas del Antiguo Peru, Buenos Aires, 1938, p. 256, pl. 445.