Lot 2054
Tall Chancay Bi-Chrome Amphora Pottery Vessel
Sold June 28, 2025
- Price realized
- $325
Price realized is the winning bid (hammer price) and excludes buyer’s premium.
About this lot
Estimated Value: $500-1300
Origin: Pre-Columbian Chancay, Peru, 1200- 1470 CE.
Dimensions: 15.5x8x21 in.
Condition: Wear throughout and some chipping on the top, and cracking in spots. Some of the paint has worn away in some spots as well. Looks as if a filler has been used for reenforcing the crack.
Additional Information: A Pre-Columbian Chancay large bichrome pottery vessel in an egg-shape used for storing and transporting chicha de jora (fermented corn beer). The vessel is skillfully made with detailed painted black swirling and geometric motifs. The designs were often inspired by textile patterns. These designs embellish the body, neck and rim. The vessel has two small handles on the side, and towards the top there are anamorphic creatures with large ears and large eyes they protrude out from the vessel. There are four animal figure creatures one on the front and back, and one perched on the sides of the vessel.
The Chancay culture, known for their intricate pottery and weaving, often used these amphorae for ceremonial purposes, and they are often found in tombs, suggesting their role as grave goods.
Lot details
- Lot
- 2054
- Closed
- June 28, 2025
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