Description:
Chavinoid (Salinar Influence) Effigy Bowl, Jequetepeque Valley, c. 500 - 300 B.C., blackware bowl in the form of an open-mouthed man, custom stand, ht. 7 in.
Literature: "Sun Gods and Saints," Art of Pre-Columbian and Colonial Peru, Andre Emmerich Inc., December 6 to 31, 1969, No. 20 (exhibition catalog).
Estimate $300-500
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