Ica Silver Bowl with Repousse Bird - Art for Eternity
Ica Silver Bowl with Repousse Bird - Art for Eternity
Ica Silver Bowl with Repousse Bird - Art for Eternity
Ica Silver Bowl with Repousse Bird - Art for Eternity
Ica Silver Bowl with Repousse Bird - Art for Eternity
Ica Silver Bowl with Repousse Bird - Art for Eternity
Ica Silver Bowl with Repousse Bird - Art for Eternity
Ica Silver Bowl with Repousse Bird - Art for Eternity
Ica Silver Bowl with Repousse Bird - Art for Eternity
Ica Silver Bowl with Repousse Bird - Art for Eternity
Ica Silver Bowl with Repousse Bird - Art for Eternity
Ica Silver Bowl with Repousse Bird - Art for Eternity Ica Silver Bowl with Repousse Bird - Art for Eternity Ica Silver Bowl with Repousse Bird - Art for Eternity Ica Silver Bowl with Repousse Bird - Art for Eternity Ica Silver Bowl with Repousse Bird - Art for Eternity

Chimú/Ica Silver Bowl with Repoussé Bird

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North Coast Peru  Late Intermediate, ca. 1000–1470 AD

Hammered and repoussé-worked silver bowl with slightly tapered walls and an out-folded rim lip, the interior base decorated in relief with a large striding sea bird — long legs and beak, the head turned with a prominent round eye and fanned tail. The surface retains a warm, lightly oxidized patina, and the form and motif closely follow documented North Coast silver examples. 

Many Andean peoples placed funerary offerings with high-status individuals; the vessels could be wood, ceramic, or cloth, but those of the most powerful were of gold and silver. Chimú and related North Coast metalsmiths (heirs to the earlier Sicán/Lambayeque tradition) were master silver- and goldworkers, producing raised and repoussé vessels for elite burials at centers like Chan Chan. Bird, fish, and feline motifs are characteristic of this North Coast repertoire.

Condition: Intact; warm patina

Size: 4-1/8 in. Diam. (10.5 cm), excluding mount; on custom display mount.

Comparison (cf.): Alan Sawyer, Ancient Andean Arts in the Collection of the Krannert Art Museum, no. 168 (Ica silver bowl, repoussé bird, H. 3 × W. 13.3 cm)

Provenance: Ex private West Virginia collection, acquired late 1960s–early 1970s; by descent to present owner

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