Pre-Columbian, Chancay culture, Peru, ca. 1200 to 1450 CE. This is a very large, hollow made pottery figure in the classic Chancay style, showing an egg-shaped standing figure with small hands and feet in three-dimensions on the body; the hands hold a cup. The figure has a small face with black-painted decorations that are representative of either scarification or tattooing. The figure has some kind of headdress and two large spool earrings. Chancay ceramics have been found mainly in the cemeteries of the Ancon and Chancay valleys; this pottery seems to have been produced on a large scale using molds. Their pottery would start with a rough matte surface that would be painted later in contrasting cream, brown, and black. Egg-shaped female figures like this one, with geometric decoration around the face and head, are some of the most common figures found. Size: 8.25" W x 17.25" H (21 cm x 43.8 cm)

Provenance: Ex - private Colorado collection

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Wear to surface at top, else intact