Chimu Period, 9th-15th century AD. A ceramic jar or ewer formed as two connected bulbs, one with applied wing and leg detailing, bird's head above with open beak, strap handle connecting to the second bulb with applied collar and flared neck. 587 grams, 17cm (6 3/4"). Property of a Cambridgeshire lady; formerly in the Igor Karmiloff collection (1925-2016), UN economist and author of Flashbacks, Icons of Impermanence, Bloomington, 2009; acquired in the 1950s-early 1990s; accompanied by two scans of 1980s photographs.