ENGRAVED STIRRUP VESSEL - CHAVIN CULTURE, PERU, C. 500 BCENGRAVED STIRRUP VESSEL - CHAVIN CULTURE, PERU, C. 500 BCBlack fired clayChavin culture, Peru, c. 500 BCOf flat bottom, the smooth, lower half of the body is conical, the upper with engraved line décor, double-headed serpent and deity. The symmetrical stirrup on its center.Dimensions: HEIGHT 26 CM, BASE DIAMETER 12 CMCondition: Optical appearance very good, restorations to exposed areasProvenance: Formerly part of the Martina Irion collection, acquired around 1998, then property of Galerie Alt-Amerika in 2009