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insanecollector

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my ancient art items
« on: November 01, 2009, 06:37:03 am »
Hi!
I've stumbled upon some interesting pottery:

http://herrasusi.net/kala.jpg

http://herrasusi.net/saviruukku.jpg

Can you tell anything about these items?
The first one definitely looks like Moche pottery. Both items look Peruvian and pre-Columbian but I'm not an expert so I need help!

railman44

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Re: my ancient art items
« Reply #1 on: November 01, 2009, 07:59:36 am »
My advice is to take those to a qualified expert for examination.  Much of that sort of thing when it appears on the Antique Roadshow has been reproduced.   ???

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Re: my ancient art items
« Reply #2 on: November 01, 2009, 10:17:46 am »
Welcome to the forum , insanecollector .

The first image you posted (fish themed stirrup vessel) is intended to represent Chimu "blackware' pottery .


This type of pottery was made without a glaze process , due to a method that used high-temp sealed/closed kilns that prevented oxygen from reacting with the clay .

Although this is an ancient method , some reproductions have been made using the same process .

If you carefully inspect your item , you may find that it has been glazed ... a strong (positive) indication that your vessel is a reproduction .

You can certainly take your item to a musuem to attempt to verify it's origin (hands-on inspection is really the best , in my opinion) .

Below is an image of a Chimu blackware stirrup vessel in the inventory of the University of Maine (at Orono) .


insanecollector

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Re: my ancient art items
« Reply #3 on: November 01, 2009, 03:42:08 pm »
Thanks for replying! :)

Luckily, it hasn't been glazed! But that's as far as I can tell..

too bad I don't know any experts in real life. I'll have to keep looking.