TWO MUSICIANS STIRRUP VESSEL - CHIMU CULTURE, PERU, C. 1000-1200 AD
TWO MUSICIANS STIRRUP VESSEL - CHIMU CULTURE, PERU, C. 1000-1200 AD
Black fired clay
Chimu culture, Peru, c. 1000-1200 AD
The figurative vessel’s body is cubic, sitting on top are two musicians, a man and woman. From the back extends a curved, circular handle with a perpendicularly protruding spout.
Dimensions: HEIGHT 18 CM, WIDTH 12 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