Lot 97B
Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chimu, ca. 1470 to 1532 CE. A blackware double-chambered whistling vessel comprised of two mold-made bottles, the rear one with a conical spout, the other with a blind spout modeled with a bird head, front and back containers bridged by a flat, hollow handle. The exterior walls of the bottles are decorated with myriad wave and stylized geometric motifs set in three horizontal registers. In the Pre-Columbian world, birds were regarded as sky animals associated with the sun, moon, and Venus - where they served as messengers between humankind and the deities. Of particular importance were the eagle, parrot, and hummingbird. The beak of the bird depicted on this example are closest to those of a parrot. Parrots were and continue to be revered by the ancients of South America. Their brilliant plumage and ability to fly high above the treeline made them ideal incarnations of the sky deities, thought to be endowed with supernatural powers of celestial origin. Size: 8.25" L x 5.375" H (21 cm x 13.7 cm)
Provenance: private S.S. collection, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Condition: Chips to rim of spout. Small fissure radiating from probe hole on one spherical chamber. Expected surface wear commensurate with age.
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