LONG VESSEL WITH BEAK - CHAVIN CULTURE, PERU, C. 500 BC
LONG VESSEL WITH BEAK - CHAVIN CULTURE, PERU, C. 500 BC
Red painted fired clay
Chavin culture, Peru, c. 500 BC
Spherical body above a flat base, tall spout with a beak, flared lip.
Dimensions: HEIGHT 24 CM, BASE DIAMETER 8 CM
Condition: Optical appearance good, restorations to exposed areas, one crack running at the bulbous lower body
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