ENGRAVED STIRRUP VESSEL - CHAVIN CULTURE, PERU, C. 500 BC
ENGRAVED STIRRUP VESSEL - CHAVIN CULTURE, PERU, C. 500 BC
Black fired clay
Chavin culture, Peru, c. 500 BC
Of flat bottom, the smooth, lower half of the body is conical, the upper with engraved line décor, double-headed serpent and deity. The symmetrical stirrup on its center.
Dimensions: HEIGHT 26 CM, BASE DIAMETER 12 CM
Condition: Optical appearance very good, restorations to exposed areas
Provenance: Formerly part of the Martina Irion collection, acquired around 1998, then property of Galerie Alt-Amerika in 2009