TL-TESTED U-SHAPED VESSEL - CHAVIN CULTURE, PERU, C. 5TH CENTURY BC
TL-TESTED U-SHAPED VESSEL - CHAVIN CULTURE, PERU, C. 5TH CENTURY BC
Fired clay with red color decoration
Chavin culture, Peru, C. 5th century BC
TL-test certificate no. 429208, dated June 1992, by the Kotalla laboratory in Germany included.
Of curved u-shaped body, the bottom flat and the curved handle serving as a bridge between the two parts. On one end is the spout, while, on the other, a human head closes off the piece, a small perforation to whistle on its head. Decorations in red color.
Dimensions: HEIGHT 18 CM, BASE DIAMETER 10 CM
Condition: Optical appearance very good, restorations to exposed areas and few tiny chips
Provenance: Formerly from a German private collection, acquired around 1970, then property of Galeria Peruana in 1992