Pre-Columbian pottery effigy whistle & vessel, Vicus Culture, Pre-Columbian effigy vessel, possibly 500 BCE to 200CE, Ayabaca, Peru, earthenware, whistle double-vessel modeled as a seated monkey standing before a gourd joined by arched handle, old information sticker to underside, 7"h x 7"l x 4"w; with, red earthenware vessel, spherical form with vertical striations, approx. 5.5"h x 7"dia

Provenance: Property from the Estate of Martin Wright

Fair, whistle with small losses to tip of spout, otherwise intact, old restorations; round vessel chipped around rim, accretions to sides, numerical marks on bottom **Condition reports are rendered as specialist opinion by the staff of the Auction House and not as statements of fact. We do not guarantee the content of written or verbal condition reports. The absence of a condition report does not imply that there are no condition issues with the lot. Please call us at (973) 377-1500 or e-mail info@milleabros.com with any questions about this lot at least 24 hours prior to auction.