STIRRUP VESSEL: BROWNISH CONCH – CHIMU CULTURE, PERU, C. 1000 AD
STIRRUP VESSEL: BROWNISH CONCH – CHIMU CULTURE, PERU, C. 1000 AD
Fired clay
Chimu culture, Peru, c. 1000 AD
With symmetrical stirrup and spout. The body like a conch or fruit with pointed ends, where a minimalistic line decoration is engraved.
Dimensions: HEIGHT 22 CM, LENGTH 22CM
Condition: Optical appearance very good, restored. Small chips to lip
Provenance: Formerly part of the Lüders Collection (Germany), acquired around 1970. Then property of Galeria Peruana in 1990