DOUBLE-CHAMBERED STIRRUP VESSEL- CHAVIN CULTURE, PERU, C. 300 BC
DOUBLE-CHAMBERED STIRRUP VESSEL- CHAVIN CULTURE, PERU, C. 300 BC
Red painted fired clay
Chavin culture, Peru, c. 300 BC
The reedish polished ceramic consists of two connected bellied vessels, the symmetrical stirrup on its center also connecting the two vessels.
Dimensions: HEIGHT 16 CM, LENGTH 18 CM
Condition: Optical appearance very good, restorations to exposed areas
Provenance: Formerly part of the Lüders Collection (Germany), acquired around 1970, then property of Galerie Alt-Amerika in 1993