80. Precolumbian cup with zoomorphic foot, decorated with 3 jaguars, Guanacaste-Nicoya culture, cca. 1000 - 1500 AD.

Low cup, supported on a circular relief foot, made of three jaguars in a circle. The paste is light brown, with dark brown and red inclusions. It is covered with white slip, over which polychrome motifs were added to the exterior. Around the rim is painted a red band, followed by a black painted rectangular motif. The jaguars are painted black on the head and body, and short segments painted red were added towards the paws.

References

Pre-Columbian arts from | Central America in the collections of the Barbier - Mueller Museum in Barcelona: Nicaragua; 2001; p. 205; cat. 30

Dimensions

width 15 cm, height 7 cm

Research information

The object was exhibited at the Barbier-Mueller Museum of Pre-Columbian Art in Barcelona and was reproduced in "Pre-Columbian arts of Central America in the collections of the Barbier-Mueller Museum of Barcelona: Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama", 2001, cat. 30, p. 205.

PROVENANCE

Motte Gallery, Geneva, 1956 Barbier-Mueller Collection, Geneva, Inv. n° 521-52 Sotheby's Auction, France, 22.03.2013, lot 61

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

For clarifications regarding the bidding procedure, hammer price costs, guarantee, payment, and collection terms for the winning lot, we recommend carefully reading/re-reading the Bidding Regulations.

For additional information regarding the lot and the auction, please contact the Art Consultants Department.