**Originally Listed At $250**

Pre-Columbian, Southern Peru, Huari / Wari, Middle Horizon period, ca. 650 to 1000 CE. A figural jar with a strap handle and a face depicted and modeled in partial relief and painted with details including tear marks on the neck of the vessel, as well as a tunic painted upon the body of the vessel, all in hues of red, black and cream. The Huari / Wari potters enjoyed polychrome slip painting and their techniques can be traced to Nazca ceramic technology. Huari imagery is understudied and the precise identity or meaning of this figure is difficult to ascertain. It is likely, however, that the figure represents a living person of high rank or perhaps an ancestor. What's more, the plump and compact body resembles that of the mummy bundles characteristic of the Middle Horizon period, and the liquid that this vessel contained likely contributed to the meaning of the piece as well. Size: 5.625" H (14.3 cm)

Provenance: private P. Checkowsky collection, Clarkston, Michigan, USA; ex-private Crested Butte, Colorado, USA collection, acquired in 1987

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#125579

Stable pressure crack on underside. Normal surface wear. Overall very good.