Pre-Columbian Paracas Geometric Bowl with Felines
Circa 5th-3rd century B.C. A polychrome ceramic bowl with rounded base, deep frieze around the upper body composed of incised geometric style felines. Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 64.228.124, for similar; also see Christie's, Pre-Columbian Art, New York, May 2007, for a very similar example of a feline Paracas bowl. 469 grams, 21.7 cm diameter (8 3/4 in.). Private U.K. family collection formed in the early 1970s. The property of Mr and Mrs P. R. of East Sussex. Thence by descent to family members. [No Reserve] [A video of this lot is available to view on Timeline Auctions Website]