Description:

Pre-Columbian, Northern Peru, Chimu, ca. 1000 to 1400 CE. A fine mold-made blackware canteen vessel depicting a standing figure with arms raised and a tumi headdress (the form adopted from crescent shaped ceremonial knife) against a stippled circular panel on the front, with twin lugs attached to each shoulder, and a short neck with an impressed wave pattern around its base and a flared rim. Most lugs were pierced for attaching a canteen strap. The fact that the lugs are not pierced suggests that this canteen was created specifically to accompany the elite deceased in burial. The black finish of most Chimu pottery was achieved by firing the pottery at high temperatures in a closed kiln which prevented the oxygen from reacting with the clay. A superb example created by the Chimu culture of ancient Peru! Size: 8.5" W x 9.5" H (21.6 cm x 24.1 cm)

Provenance: Ex - Reid Collection

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#116109

  • Condition: Very minor nicks to rim. Else intact and near choice.

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