TL TESTED VESSEL WITH BIRD - CHAVIN CULTURE, PERU, C. 3RD CENTURY BC
TL TESTED VESSEL WITH BIRD - CHAVIN CULTURE, PERU, C. 3RD CENTURY BC
Black fired clay
Chavin culture, Peru, c. 3rd century BC
TL-test certificate no. 14250811, dated August 2011, by the Kotalla laboratory in Germany included
Spherical body above a pedestal base, tall neck with raised relief of a bird on top. A section around the shoulder with incised abstract design.
Dimensions: HEIGHT 24 CM, BASE DIAMETER 11 CM
Condition: Optical appearance very good, minor restorations to exposed areas 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