Figurine(s) (1) - Earthenware - Chancay culture - Peru
Are you interested in this item?This item is up for auction at Catawiki. Please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the Catawiki website. Catawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally available. Our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any store. Chancay culture, Peru, northern coastal desert, ca. CE.A miniature mould-made hollow figurine called "cuchimilco" made of light greyish-brown terracotta, fully painted in a whitish slip â which is rather uncommon â and with good details, representing a pregnant woman. Two perforations in the domed head and a vent hole at each side. Comes mounted on a wooden block with brass support stem (included).Cuchimilcos were entombed with the deceased and small ones put inside the mummy bundle.Dimensions:Height9.5cm(mounted10.5cm)âwidth4.3cmâdepth2.9cmâweight150grams;Provenance:Ex-Gomez collection acquired in the sAcquired through an American auction house with COA (included and will be delivered in pdf).Condition: good. See photos. Some minor losses and surface wear/abrasions commensurate to age. Local manganese oxidation points.Will be securely packed and shipped with track&trace (Bpost International). Sorry, no shipping outside the EU.For shipment between countries within the EU no export permit is needed. The seller guarantees to have acquired this lot by legal means and has the proper permits. The seller will inform the buyer about this if acquiring the proper permits and shipping the lot takes more than a few days. Read more