Description:

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Sican/Lambayeque culture, ca. 750 to 1000 CE. A hand-built blackware pottery vessel on a corseted discoid foot, with a globular body, a rounded shoulder, a tapering spout, and an applied strap handle joining neck to body. The head which doubles as the neck of the spout represents Naylamp (also Naymlap, Nanlap, or Nylamp), the traditional founder of the Lambayeque dynasty who came from the south by sea and colonized the region before he allegedly sprouted wings and flew off into the sunset in a dramatic display of his magical powers. A pair of highly-stylized jaguar heads project from his shoulders, and a small bird rests atop the handle. Size: 4.5" W x 6.625" H (11.4 cm x 16.8 cm).

Provenance: private Southern California, USA collection, acquired in the 1970s to mid-1980s

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#142955

  • Condition: Back portion of handle reattached with very minor chips along break line. Small losses to foot and underside, with fading to some areas of pigmentation, and light softening to some finer details. Light earthen deposits throughout.

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