**Originally Listed At $1500**

Pre-Columbian, northwestern Argentina (Calchaqui Valley to San Juan Province), Aguada Culture, Early Period, ca. 600 to 700 CE. A very rare Aguada vessel, a shallow basin with a gently pointed base and dramatic incised zoomorphic motifs of a dual-headed serpent. The animal is wrapped around the upper body, its sinuous body clearly delineated, with its teeth bared in a fierce gesture of aggression. The Aguada culture is often considered peripheral to the societies in Andean and coastal Peru whose archaeology is world-renowned - meaning that people living in Aguada often took cultural influence from those societies and readapted it to suit their own needs and beliefs. Like many societies from that region, the Aguada people had strong symbolism relating to serpents, demonstrated by this bowl. Size: 7.6" W x 3.35" H (19.3 cm x 8.5 cm)

Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-collection of Imre and Nicholas T. Molnar, acquired between 1960-1978, by descent

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#156159

Expertly repaired and restored from a few large pieces. Some abrasion on surface but overall the motifs are well preserved and clear with light deposits.