Vessel · Peru, Chimu · ID: 3036729
sold
EUR 500
Provenance
Theo and Hildegard Oberle, Cologne, GermanySize
H: 13,5 cm
L: 20 cm
H: 5.3 inch
L: 7.9 inch
Description
fired clay, remains of pigments, in form of a kissing and copulating couple, rest. (mouth), traces of abrasion;
Chimu ceramics are mainly monochrome black and sometimes but not often reddish.
Comparing literature
Steinle, Robert Fin, Fruchtbarkeit? Erotik? Sex? im Alten Amerika, Iphofen 2006, p. 154