Pre-Columbian, Chavín Culture, Central Coast of Peru, 900 to 200 BCE. This is a feat of carving -- a volcanic stone shaped to show a standing personage with the classic Chavín heavyset brow and long nose and hands curved up across the chest. Chavín culture shows the beginnings of Peruvian pre-Columbian culture that would ultimately lead to the Inca Empire. Comes with a custom base. Size: 6" L x 13" W x 20" H (15.2 cm x 33 cm x 50.8 cm)
Chavín: Spirits, Shamans and Hallucinogenics : Formative Cultures and Religion of Peru, Galerie Asb?k and Pre-Inca, 1995 - Andes Region.
Provenance: Ex-Westermann Collection, Germany.
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