9th-2nd century BC. A shallow carved rhyolite dish displaying a central standing figure surrounded by serpents in low relief on the exterior face; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. See The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Chavin Bowl, gift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr, for a deeper bowl with similar motifs; Burger, R., Chavin and the Origins of Andean Civilization, Thames and Hudson, 1992, p.198, for a very similar figure carved as a free-standing stone sculpture from Pacompampa. 2.3 kg total, 29cm including stand (11 1/2"). Property of a Brussels gallery; previously in the Walter Furt collection, Veirsailles, France, 1986; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no.10895-178815. [A video of this lot is available to view on Timeline Auctions Website] For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price Condition Report Very fine condition.