Vessel in shape of a squatting prisoner ·  Peru, Vicus · ID: 3036716

Description

fired clay, reddish brown coating with traces of black paint, with angled legs and hands tied to the back, minor missing parts, slight traces of abrasion;
it was only at the beginning of the 60s of the 20th century that Vicus one of the early Peruvian cultures was archeologically discovered. Generally speaking Vicus ceramics are - due to the poor clay found in the region - technically mediocre, but artistically very rustical and expressive.

Comparing literature

Willey, Gordon R., Das Alte Amerika, Propyläen Kunstgeschichte, Band 19, Berlin 1985, ill. 381