**Originally Listed At $1200**

Pre-Columbian, north coast of Peru, Salinar culture, ca. 200 BCE to 200 CE. A striking ceramic stirrup vessel with a round body with flattened base, a thick stirrup handle, and a short, flaring spout with a thick lip. The body is a warm, creamy color made from a kaolin-based slip, with dramatic red motifs painted around its exterior, portraying four fierce, abstract toothy creatures chasing each other around the body of the vessel. Salinar potters were some of the earliest in Peru and were related to the Chavin and Cupisnique traditions; they invented the modeled-figure spout-and-bridge bottle style that their cultural descendants the Moche would later perfect. Size: 6" W (15.2 cm); 8" H (20.3 cm) on included custom stand.

This piece has been tested using thermoluminescence (TL) and has been found to be ancient and/or of the period stated. A full report will accompany purchase.

Provenance: ex Stein collection, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA, acquired prior to 2010; ex William Micol collection, Milford, Michigan, USA

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Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.

#164260

Slightly misfired, repaired from several large sections with restorations over the breaks. TL drill holes beneath base and along underside of spout.