Pre-Columbian Lambayeque black terracotta jar with a handle. Weight: 1 lb. = 440 g; Height: 8 inches = 21 cm; Diameter: 5.25 inches = 12.5 cm; Diameter with handle: 5.5 in. = 13.5 cm; Origin: Peru; Date: 700 AD - 1350 AD; Lambayeque ;Naymlap; Vessel Peru; A black ware Naymlap libation vessel from the North Coast of Peru. ;Lord Naymlap; is the mythological founder of the pre-Chimu dynasty of the Sican-Lambayeque culture of Northern Peru. He is identified as having a human face with slanted eyes and tattoos. He is often surrounded by other figures representing his descendants - the ;children of Naymlap;. Incised lines and dots under his eyes are tears; symbolic of rain as he is the provider of (precious) water for his peoples and their crops. The vessel sits atop footed bases and has wide strap handles, typical of the type. It has a nicely burnished black ware surface and light deposits.
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