Description:

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chavin culture, Santa Ana style, ca. 500 BCE. Chavin visual culture represents the first widespread artistic style of the Andes. Beautiful pottery vessel depicting a reclining camelid, with head raised high and turned to one side and legs drawn tightly alongside the body, a large wide spout protruding from the back, with black and white detailing on red ground. 7-1/2"L x 5"H x 4-1/2"D

Provenance: Ex-Westermann Collection, Germany Published in "Chavin: Spirits,Shamans and Hallucinogenics: Formative Cultures and Religions of Peru (Galerie Asbaek and Pre-Inca, 1995)

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  • Condition: Very minor surface wear. Else intact and near choice.

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