Single spout vessel of a maize deity · Peru, Chimu · ID: 3047026
sold
EUR 500
Provenance
Ulrich Hoffmann, Stuttgart, GermanyGünther & Ursula Hartmann, Berlin, Germany (1998)
Size
H: 20,5 cm
H: 8.1 inch
Description
blackware pottery/ ceramic,
Corn is still the most important crop of the Andean peoples. The lives of the people depended on its prosperity. Divine powers were attributed to it.
Maize was fermented to make “chicha”, a frothy beverage consumed at ceremonial occasions and celebrations. “Chicha” and maize flour were also common offerings to the gods.
Expertise
Thermoluminescence Expertise, 08.03.1996, Ralf Kotalla, Haigerloch, Germany
Notices
This object is subject to the UNESCO Cultural Heritage Protection Act. Export documents are required for export (subjected to a fee).