Chile, Arica / Inca Aryballus with geometric design from Chile
Although the Inca conquest of Chile lasted for a period of only seventy years until the arrival of the Spaniards, the magnitude of its aesthetic impact is undeniable. These two ceramic aryballus vessels are classic examples of that influence. Each vessel has two lug handles and a feline head knob to hold the temp line. Both are decorated in the expressively elegant geometry of the Inca. In very good condition with all original pigment intact. A similar example with a post fired cross hatching design is illustrated in Ceramics of Ancient Peru by Christopher donnan, fig 219. Another very similar example with the diamond motif is illustrated in "Chile Indigena", Museo Arqueologico de Santiago, Chile, 1991.
Period: Chile, Arica, Inca/Late Agroceramic Period, 1470 - 1536
Media: Ceramic
Dimensions: Height: 14"
Price Upon Request
96090A
Chile, Arica Lug Handled Pitcher with geometric designs in black, white and red
San Miguel style white and black on red slip ground. The geometric design consists of four white circles inside a red ground, and underneath are a undulating bands of lines and triangles. Below this are black and white concentric cirles, and black and white bands inside and around the spout. The colors and designs are similar to a vessel illustrated in Cultures De Chile Prehistoria, Chile (1997: 196-a and d), and Excavations in Northern Chile by Junius Bird (1943: 199-jand f ).
Period: Chile, Arica, San Miguel Phase, North Coast, c. AD 1100 - 1200
Media: Ceramic
Dimensions: Height 6 1/2" x width 8"
$1,500
M3011
