VESSEL WITH TWO LOVERS - LAMBAYEQUE, PERU, C. 1000 AD
VESSEL WITH TWO LOVERS - LAMBAYEQUE, PERU, C. 1000 AD
Black fired clay
Lambayeque, Peru, c. 1000 AD
The body of the vessel is formed by man and woman in sexual intercourse, their genitals prominent. The man wearing a hat, which forms the spout of the vessel. From out the man’s back extends a curved, flat handle.
Dimensions: HEIGHT 21 CM, WIDTH 10 CM
Condition: Optical appearance good, restorations and few tiny chips
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