Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chavin, ca. 1200 BCE. A beautiful mold-made earthenware stirrup vessel presenting a circular, rounded base and impressively thin walls that flare outwards to a convex top, capped with a tubular, stirrup spout. Enveloped in black glaze beneath a lustrous burnish, the ancient vessel is adorned with lovely incised decoration, consisting of a pair of horizontal bands flanking a zigzag motif along its body and two annular striations encircling an abstract, geometric motif on its top. A gorgeous example from Chavin culture! Size: 6.25" in diameter x 10.75" H (15.9 cm x 27.3 cm)
The Chavin people lived in the northern Highland Andes, and their capital, Chavin de Huantar, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The artwork of Chavin represents the first widespread style in the Andes. The center of Chavin de Huantar is a massive, flat-topped pyramid, surrounded by lower platforms. Between 1200 and 500 BCE the pyramid space was used for religious ceremonies.
Provenance: private Hawaii USA collection; ex-private Hans Juergen Westermann collection, Germany, collected from 1950 to 1960s
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Condition
Collection label on base. Restoration to rim and repairs to spout with restoration over break lines. Expected nicks and abrasions commensurate with age. Otherwise, very nice with lovely earthen deposits in recessed areas and interior.