Description:

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Inca Empire, ca. 1470 to 1532 CE. A small, smooth, heavy blackstone figure of a llama with incised detail for the face, mouth, and dewlaps. These small stone figures, called conopas, are the most common ritual effigies known from this culture, often buried in the animals' corrals to protect the herds and make them fertile. The cavity on its back would have been filled with some type of offering, like coca leaves, maize, or animal fat. See a very similar example at the Brooklyn Museum. Size: 3.65" L x 1.45" W x 2.55" H (9.3 cm x 3.7 cm x 6.5 cm)

Provenance: Ex- Peter Arnovick collection, San Francisco, CA

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  • Condition: Excellent form, with very slight chipping.

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