Description:

Pre-Columbian, Central Peru, Chancay, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A hand-built pottery whistle vessel that features a figure with grand headgear holding a conch shell standing on the circular form, a strap bridge handle, and intricate and varied geometric designs - zigzags, checkerboard, etc. - painted on the surfaces. The Chancay people created their distinctive style of pottery and ceramic figures in a wide range of anthropomorphic and zoomorphic motifs. Size: 4.125" L x 8.5" W x 9.8" H (10.5 cm x 21.6 cm x 24.9 cm)

Provenance: Cultural Patina Gallery, Burke, Virginia, USA, acquired in October 2014; ex-Artemis Gallery, Louisville, Colorado, USA; ex-Mario Saucedo collection, Denver, Colorado, USA

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#188154

  • Condition: Small loss to verso of standing figure, with minor surface wear and fading to pigment, otherwise in great condition. Whistle still makes nice sound!

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