Viru Pottery Spouted Vessel, Bird Head

**Originally Listed At $250**

Pre-Columbian, northwest coast of Peru, Viru culture, ca. 100 BCE to 600 CE. A charming example of whimsical artistry. This is a stirrup vessel with a very narrow, cylindrical handle and spout; opposite the spout is a delightful bird's face with huge eyes and short, downturned beak. The body of the vessel is the bird's body, bulbous and painted in negative resist style with a pattern of horizontal and vertical stripes. Size: 5.9" L x 6.5" W x 6.4" H (15 cm x 16.5 cm x 16.3 cm)

Provenance: private Van Buskirk collection, Tucson, Arizona USA, purchased from a Pre-Columbian Gallery in Florida, USA in 2008

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#183887
Condition Report: Chipping to spout and edges of foot, as well as some light surface wear commensurate with age, but otherwise, intact and excellent with liberal remains of pigment.