Description:

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chavin culture, ca. 900 to 200 BCE. A large blackware stirrup vessel with four stylized profile heads incised upon the shoulders of the globular body, all underscored by a large incised zigzag band. A stirrup spout vessel like this one would have been mold-made and then detailed by hand. Given its grand size and fine decoration, this vessel was probably createdto hold chicha for ritualistic use. Size: 7.75" in diameter x 10.5" H (19.7 cm x 26.7 cm)

A fabulous stirrup vessel most likely created to hold fermented corn beer or chicha cherished by the ancients of the Chavin culture - "the mother civilization of the Andes" that is oftentimes compared to the Olmec in Mexico in terms of artistic inspiration for later periods.

Provenance: Ex-New Hampshire collection, most acquired prior to 1985

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#119449

  • Condition: Expected surface wear with nicks, scuffs, fissures and losses to blackware glaze as shown. Patched probe hole.

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