Material : Terracotta
Origin : south coast of Peru
Culture : Nasca
Era : 100 BC / 700 AD
Early Intermediate

Condition : intact

Dimensions : 7-3/4"H

Price : on request

 

Magnificient anthropomorphic vessel. The figure is wearing clothes with arms and legs naked. His arms are on the chest in order to squeeze a bond (necklace or rope ?) around his neck. He must be sat. His head tapers to a conical shape resembling a type of hat. His face is very interesting with big eyes surrounded by a delicate black make-up. The great originality is in his face's expression: he 's whistling ! This type of ceramic is probably a funerary gift.
Provenance: ex. private french collection

 

Bibliography
E. Maurer, M. Hennen, « Symboles sacrés. Quatre mille ans d’art des Amériques », p. 162 - 171, Paris, 2002. R.Stone-Miller, "L’art des Andes"", p. 68 à 74, Londres, 1995