Pre-Columbian, Northern Peru, Chavin culture, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A hand-built pottery stirrup vessel of a sizable form with a convex but stable base, a rotund, spherical body with a sloped shoulder, and a stirrup-shaped handle surmounted by a conical spout with an annular, incised rim. Highly burnished and decorated with hues of citrine and burnt sienna, each half of the vessel is adorned with incised concentric circles that create a large target or eye motif that is perhaps indicative of the sun. Size: 7.1" Diameter x 10" H (18 cm x 25.4 cm) Provenance: ex-Ashland University Museum, Ashland, Ohio, USA, donated to Ashland University between July 1994 to December 1998 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #165421