Vase with handle decorated with a danse macabre. - Lot 53

  2. Result
  3. Vase with handle decorated with a danse macabre. - Lot 53
  4. Lot n° 53 
Lot n° 53
Go to lot
Estimation :
800 - 1000 EUR
Result without fees
Result : 1 500EUR
Vase with handle decorated with a danse macabre. - Lot 53
Vase with handle decorated with a danse macabre. Ceramic with stirrup handle, painted dark red on a cream background. Height: 23.8 cm. Mochica III culture, ca. AD 300-500. Peru. Bottom of vase restored. Vase decorated with a rare representation of a danse macabre with seven skeletal figures in action. Two of them are large, wearing headdresses, belts, long sticks and bells, and one is a drummer. Smaller figures represent servants. At the top of the panel, an exceptional figuration of a bee and a mite can be seen. Acquired at the Hôtel Drouot sale of 23/10/1996, lot n°15, expert M. Roudillon.
My orders
Sale information
Sales conditions
Return to catalogue