Description:

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A hand-built and highly-burnished blackware pottery canteen with a circular body, a carinated midsection, a petite base, and a wide pouring spout with a thick loop handle. The spout takes the form of an abstract zoomorphic with a gaping mouth, encircled ovoid eyes, a raised nose, and perky ears, with fore legs at the base of the spout neck, and hind legs on the verso beneath the carination. The "screamer" name of this vessel comes from the wide-open spout mouth which takes inspiration from small Peruvian mammals that create loud noises in the wild. Size: 10" L x 8.25" W x 6.625" H (25.4 cm x 21 cm x 16.8 cm).

Provenance: private Tucson, Arizona, USA collection, acquired between 1950 and 1985

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#147615

  • Condition: Minor abrasions to base, body, handle, and pouring spout, with fading to original black coloration, and light encrustations within some recessed areas, otherwise intact and very good. Light earthen deposits throughout.

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