DRUMMER VESSEL - LAMBAYEQUE, PERU, C. 1000 AD
DRUMMER VESSEL - LAMBAYEQUE, PERU, C. 1000 AD
Black fired clay
Lambayeque, Peru, c. 1000 AD
A good portrayal of a recumbent drummer on a pedestal. The feet are small and bare, the hands hold a drum. The face with a large chin-peg. The curved handle emerges from the figure’s backside and the spout protrudes diagonally.
Dimensions: HEIGHT 20 CM, BASE DIAMETER 9 CM
Condition: Optical appearance good, restorations and few chips as well as crazing throughout
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