BLACK PAINTED VESSEL - HUARI PROVINCE, PERU, C. 800 AD
BLACK PAINTED VESSEL - HUARI PROVINCE, PERU, C. 800 AD
Painted faired clay
Huari Province, Peru, c. 800 AD
Featuring two symmetrical spouts connected like a bridge by a band handle. The oval red-brown body with two deities/ warriors painted in black.
Dimensions: HEIGHT 14 CM, BASE DIAMETER 8 CM
Condition: Optical appearance very good, restorations to exposed areas
Provenance: Formerly part of the Lüders Collection (Germany), acquired around 1970, then property of Galeria Peruana in 1992