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Inca Stone Canopa - Llama / Alpaca

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Description

**Originally Listed At $300**

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Inca Empire, ca. 1470 to 1532 CE. A hand-carved stone effigy offering vessel, known as a canopa, depicting either a llama or an alpaca. A drilled cavity in the back perhaps held animal fat or coca leaves as an offering to the gods in order to ensure fertility and a healthy harvest and herd. The entire canopa would be buried in a field or beneath the animals' corral to protect the llamas or alpacas. Canopas were also regarded as prized personal items, carried by their owners as good-luck talismans. Size: 3.05" L x 1.71" W x 2.62" H (7.7 cm x 4.3 cm x 6.7 cm)

Provenance: private Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA collection; ex-Minerva Gallery; ex-Benjamin Vega, California, USA, acquired in 2006 to 2007; ex-Gene and Virginia George, brought to the USA from 1961 to 1966

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Condition

Minor abrasions and pitting, otherwise intact and very good. Great preservation to camelid form.

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Inca Stone Canopa - Llama / Alpaca

Name: Inca Stone Canopa - Llama / Alpaca
SKU: 178217155
Price: 250 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $500 - $750

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