Description:

Pre-Columbian, Central Coast of Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A hand-carved wooden bird with a large circular eye, a triangular beak, a tapered ovoid body, and a broad, vertical tail. Traces of white and orange pigment indicate this was brightly colored at one time, perhaps for use as a child's toy. Size: 5.1" L x 3.875" H (13 cm x 9.8 cm)

Provenance: ex-Marc Amiguet Schmitt estate, Amiguet's Ancient Art, Evansville, Indiana, USA, acquired prior to January 1, 2010

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#174815

  • Condition: Minor abrasions, fading to pigment commensurate with age, and several stable fissures, otherwise intact and very good. Great surface smoothness throughout.

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