Description:

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chancay, ca. 800 to 1300 CE. A hand-built pottery vessel with a globular body, a rounded base, a sloping shoulder, a squat neck, and a cupped rim with an in-folded lip. The neck displays a stylized penguin face with incised circular eyes, a short beak, and applied black pigment around the face and back, and raised features like the tab-shaped wings, attenuated feet, and conical tail further define the abstract bird. Faded white and black pigmentation surround the rim with geometric motifs. This vessel resembles the Humboldt penguin (Spheniscus humboldti) which is a species native to Chile and Peru. Lucite display stand for photography purposes only. Size: 4.625" W x 6.5" H (11.7 cm x 16.5 cm).

Provenance: Cultural Patina Gallery, Burke, Virginia, USA, acquired in March 2019; ex-Artemis Gallery, Louisville, Colorado, USA; ex-private Colorado, USA collection, acquired at auction

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#188164

  • Condition: Small chips to rim and body, with fading to areas of original pigmentation, light encrustations and surface pitting. Nice earthen deposits and great traces of original pigmentation throughout.

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