Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Chorrera culture, ca. 800 to 400 BCE. A hand-built and highly burnished pottery vessel of carinated circular form with a level base, a gradually sloped shoulder, a cylindrical spout with a thick, everted rim, and an attenuated, stirrup-shaped handle with a whistle tone hole on top. The handle connects to the verso of a highly stylized anthropomorphic head bearing an enormous nose, slender eyes, thick lips, and incised nasolabial folds, all beneath a wavy coiffure and framed by a pair of earspools. A large, pectoral-shaped adornment is incised beneath the neckline of the head, perhaps symbolizing royalty or spiritualism. Size: 7.1" Diameter x 8.3" H (18 cm x 21.1 cm) Provenance: ex-private Bishop Family Trust collection, the Trust of the late Bill Bishop, a noted antiquarian with shops in Scottsdale, Arizona and Allenspark, Colorado, USA, acquired before 2010 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. #172924