Pre-Columbian, South Coast of Peru, Nazca, ca. 2nd to 4th century CE. A hand-built pottery bowl of sizable form with a stable conical base, tall walls, and a thick rim, all with highly burnished surfaces decorated with polychrome pigments. Coursing around the outer walls is a pair of abstract serpentine creatures, each with an anthropomorphic head bearing a lengthy tongue. Each entity consists of multiple legs, a leafy spine, and repeating M-shaped emblems down its lengthy body while a thick tail curls up on the verso. Size: 10.25" W x 4.5" H (26 cm x 11.4 cm)

Provenance: ex-Marc Amiguet Schmitt estate, Amiguet's Ancient Art, Evansville, Indiana, USA, acquired prior to January 1, 2010

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#173352

Minor abrasions, with one large spall on exterior, and light fading to pigment commensurate with age, otherwise intact and excellent. Great preservation to polychrome pigment. Previous collection label within center of basin.