DEER'S HEAD VESSEL – INCA EMPIRE, PERU, C. 1400 ADDEER'S HEAD VESSEL – INCA EMPIRE, PERU, C. 1400 ADBlack fired clayInca empire, Peru, c. 1400 ADThe deer´s neck works as a pedestal, the head shows a snout with a jagged smile, almond eyes and antlers with 3 points on each side. On top of the hollow head and supported by the antlers is a big rounded hollow vessel.Dimensions: HEIGHT 19 CM, BASE DIAMETER 9 CMCondition: Optical appearance very good, restoration to exposed areasProvenance: formerly form a German private collection, 1970, then property of Galeria Peruana in 1992