Lot n° 65
Estimation :
600 - 700
EUR
Zoomorphic whistling vase. - Lot 65
Zoomorphic whistling vase.
Terracotta.
Height: 23 cm - Length: 22.5 cm.
Chancay culture, ca. 1100-1400 A.D.
Central Coast, Peru.
Condition uncertain.
Ceramic vessel depicting an animal form, with a whistling mechanism characteristic of the Chancay culture. Used for ritual or ceremonial purposes, these objects were often associated with funerary practices.
Acquired at the Hôtel Drouot sale of 26/06/2006, lot n°133, expert M. Blazy.
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