VASE DEPICTING A FIGURE LYING ON A LAMA. Viru... Lot 13

VASE DEPICTING A FIGURE LYING ON A LAMA. Viru Culture, Northern Peru Intermediate Ancient, 300 B.C.-300 A.D. H. 23 cm - W. 20.5 cm Orange-brown ceramic with remains of black ornamental paint (decoration in negative). Whistling vase in the shape of a llama carrying on its back a reclining figure and two bags on its sides. The whole is surmounted by a flat arched handle ending in a thin truncated conical neck. Visible splinters, broken neck glued at the base. Provenance: - Franco Monti Collection, 1960-1970.