STIRRUP VESSEL WITH PARROT – CHIMU CULTURE, PERU, C. 1000-1400 AD
STIRRUP VESSEL WITH PARROT – CHIMU CULTURE, PERU, C. 1000-1400 AD
Black fired clay
Chimu culture, Peru, c. 1000-1400 AD
This elongated vessel has the shape of a standing parrot gnawing on a corn cob. The stirrup has been attached symmetrically.
Dimensions: HEIGHT 20 CM, WIDTH 13 CM, BASE DIAMETER 8.5 CM
Condition: Optical appearance very good, restored
Provenance: Formerly in the private collection of Dr. Gottfried Eysank of Marienfels, Bad Sch?nau
1970, then property of Galerie Alt-Amerika in 2011