Material : Terracotta
Origin : Central coast of Peru
Culture : CHANCAY
Era : 900 / 1450 AD

Condition : good condition

Dimensions : 5-1/4"

Chancay typical ceramic called "black and white". This funerary urn comes from the great Ancon's necropolis. The neck represents a stylized human head. This figure is wearing clothes represented on the paunch by black paint, which leaves us seeing white circles. Arms are folded against the body and hands are jointed. Feet are represented by two little stretchings.

 

Bibliography
P. Le Masson, "3000 ans de céramiques" p. 60-61, Pérou, de Chavin aux Incas, Connaissance des Arts n° 278, Paris