Description:

Pre-Columbian, Central Coast of Peru, Chimu, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A mold-formed blackware pottery vessel depicting a charming llama head. The dark brown surface is highly burnished to create a pleasing luster while the camelid facial features protrude from the pottery in three-dimensional manner. The center of the brow is topped with a circular spout bearing a squat rim that perhaps accommodated a lid at one time. Size: 7.4" L x 4.7" W x 4.8" H (18.8 cm x 11.9 cm x 12.2 cm)

Provenance: private Washington, DC, USA collection; ex-Greg Manning Auction, February 15, 1997, lot #433

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#180209

  • Condition: Minor surface wear with some overpainting, with light abrasions and small nicks, light earthen deposits, and a stable pressure fissure across snout, otherwise intact and excellent. Great preservation to zoomorphic form.

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