Description:

Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chancay, ca. 1000 to 1470 CE. A very large ceramic effigy jar depicting a seated figure, most likely an elite leader and/or shaman given his highly decorated state, including an elaborate headdress adorned with protruding ridged bands, grand round-faced ear plugs, and a multistranded, cream-hued beaded pectoral/collar with an extension hanging over his back. The figure holds a chalice, perhaps indicating that he is engaged in a ceremonial ritual, about to drink the contents or perhaps pour a libation. His face is beautifully delineated with oval eyes, a straight pointy nose, slightly parted lips as if singing, chanting, or about to drink, and stylized tattoos picked out in black on red slip. Behind his head is a strap handle decorated with a fineline geometric pattern, and when viewed from the side it appears this fellow possesses a hunchback. In the Pre-Columbian world, hunchbacks were viewed as sacred beings, their deformities serving as a sign that these individuals were touched by the gods. Size: 7.75" W x 14.5" H (19.7 cm x 36.8 cm)

Provenance: private Vaught collection, Atlanta, Georgia USA

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  • Condition: Chip to chalice as shown. Surface wear with abraded areas and pigment loss commensurate with age, though substantive pigments remain.

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