Description:

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A blackware stirrup vessel in the form of a wild feline, probably a jaguar with a wide-eyed, whiskered, perky eared visage and a petite monkey seated at the juncture between the arched stirrup an the tubular spout. A vessel like this one may have been used ceremonially for holding chicha (maize beer) and for pouring libations onto the earth or storing them in the grave. A wonderful piece, likely intended for a member of the Chimu elite, for in the Pre-Columbian world, jaguar imagery symbolized power and might. Hence, warriors, rulers, hunters, and shamans alike associated themselves with this king of beasts, the largest and most powerful feline in the New World. Size: 6.875" L x 3.2" W x 7.4" H (17.5 cm x 8.1 cm x 18.8 cm)

Provenance: private Colgate, Wisconsin, USA collection, acquired 1970s to 1990s; ex-private Andy Morrow collection

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#156807

  • Condition: Minor nicks and abrasions to base, body, handle, and spout, with fading to areas of pigmentation, otherwise intact and very good. Light earthen deposits and nice remains of pigment throughout.

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