INCISED VASE - CHAVIN CULTURE, PERU, C. 500 BC
INCISED VASE - CHAVIN CULTURE, PERU, C. 500 BC
Black fired clay
Chavin culture, Peru, c. 500 BC
Arched bottom, curved wall and rim, with wavy lines and dots incised decoration.
Dimensions: HEIGHT 10 CM, MOUTH DIAMETER 8 CM
Condition: Age-commensurate light surface wear and abrasions, a hole to top
Provenance: Formerly from a German private collection, 1970, then property of Galerie Alt-Amerika in 1993