Description:

Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chancay, ca. 1000 to 1470 CE. A lovely pottery rattle in the shape of a person lying on a pallet with arms outstretched, rendered in the distinctive Chancay manner of black on white. The palleted figure is a common image throughout the pre-Columbian world, known, for example, from the West Mexican shaft tomb cultural tradition. It calls to mind someone who probably dead, being carried to a burial site or ceremony. Although relatively little is known about the Chancay culture, their neighbors, the Inca, had a strong tradition of mummification and veneration of the mummified dead, including bringing the mummies of emperors to special events. The body on the pallet might represent the moving of a revered ancestor. Size: 4.8" L x 1.3" W x 5.8" H (12.2 cm x 3.3 cm x 14.7 cm); 7.4" H (18.8 cm) on included custom stand.

Provenance: Cultural Patina Gallery, Burke, Virginia, USA, acquired in May 2016; ex-Artemis Gallery, Louisville, Colorado, USA; ex-private Young collection, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

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#188284

  • Condition: Still functions as a rattle. Age-expected surface wear as shown with stable hairline fissure to upper periphery of pallet. Otherwise, intact and excellent with nice remaining pigments.

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