WHISTLE - SALINAR CULTURE, PERU, C. 200 BC
WHISTLE - SALINAR CULTURE, PERU, C. 200 BC
Grayish fired clay
Salinar culture, Peru, c. 200 BC
Cylindrical body, the upper section arched with a spout on one side and the torso of a man on the other, an arched flat handle connects both. The man holds with both hands an object with a perforation to whistle.
Dimensions: HEIGHT 19 CM, BASE DIAMETER 10 CM
Condition: Optical appearance very good, restorations to exposed areas
Provenance: Once part of the collection of Dr. Gottfried Eysank of Marienfels, Bad Sch?nau, Lower Austria, acquired before 1970, then property of Galerie Alt-America in 2011