TL-TESTED TWO PARROTS STIRRUP VESSEL - CHAVIN CULTURE, PERU, C. 5TH CENTURY BC
TL-TESTED TWO PARROTS STIRRUP VESSEL - CHAVIN CULTURE, PERU, C. 5TH CENTURY BC
Grayish fired clay
Chavin culture, Peru, c. 5th century BC
TL-test certificate no. 22010911, dated September 2011, by the Kotalla laboratory in Germany included
On each side of the vessel’s body is a parrot, in the middle, between them stands out the symmetrical stirrup. In the Pre-Columbian world, birds were regarded as sky animals associated with the sun, moon, and Venus.
Dimensions: HEIGHT 23 CM
Condition: Optical appearance very good, restoration to exposed areas
Provenance: Formerly in the private collection of Dr. Gottfried Eysank of Marienfels, Bad Sch?nau
1970, then property of Galerie Alt-Amerika in 2011