Nazca / Huari Pottery Kero

**First Time At Auction**

Pre-Columbian, South Coast of Peru, Nazca to Huari transition period, ca. 500 CE. A flared conical kero (quero, qero) with its sides painted with the distinctive colorful, black-outlined style that marks Nazca artwork, while embracing an abstract, geometric motif that is more reminiscent of the Huari period. Size: 5" W x 4.7" H (12.7 cm x 11.9 cm)

Provenance: private Redding, California, USA collection, purchased from Joel Malter at the Spring San Francisco, USA coin show in 1993

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#152657
Condition Report: Losses from rim as shown, with a small probe hole through the underside. Wear to pigment and pitting on surface as shown, but much of the artwork is still visible.