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Vicus Double Lobed Whistle Jar - Bird Head
Vicus Double Lobed Whistle Jar - Bird Head
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Description
Pre-Columbian, Northern Peru, ca. 500 to 100 BCE. Rare and lovely Vicus pottery whistling vessel. With twin rounded lobes, one with spout, other with bird head - whistles incorporated into head - covered in white slip with added red pigment. A fine example! 9"L x 7-1/2"H.

Provenance: Ex-private D. Jeppesen collection, acquired before 1982.

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#102630
Condition
Intact and near choice.
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Vicus Double Lobed Whistle Jar - Bird Head

Estimate $900 - $1,200
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Starting Price $500

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