Lot 173: Chavin Greyware Stirrup Vessel, ca. 900-600 B. C. African Oceanic & Pre Columbian Art

Slip-painted earthenware height 8 3/4in (22cm) PROVENANCE Robert Willson, Texas, acquired in the 1960s or earlier Willson (1912–2000) was a well-known artist who had a major collection of Pre-Columbian artwork.Willson became a faculty member in ceramics at The University of Miami Coral Gables in 1952 and in 1960 curated a major exhibit there titled 3500 Years of Colombian Art: 1534 BC-1960 AD