Sacrificial vessel "conopa" in the form of a llama · Peru, Inca · ID: 3050254
sold
EUR 350
Provenance
Hans Marcus (1912-1992), Düsseldorf, GermanySize
H: 7,2 cm
H: 2.8 inch
Description
Particularly shapely object made of black polished stone, which the llama fat was placed in the receptacle and then buried in the fields for fertility.
Llamas were important sacrificial animals. They belonged to Wamani, the god of the lamas, to whom sacrifices had to be made in gratitude.
Comparing literature
Kurella, Doris & Inés de Castro (Hg.), Inka, Stuttgart 2013, p. 242, cat. 35
Notices
This object is subject to the UNESCO Cultural Heritage Protection Act. Export documents are required for export (subjected to a fee).