with two sides modelled on guinea pig heads. This animal was used for ritual offerings to honor the earth goddess Pacha Mama.
Orange earthenware with brown decoration
Chimu, Peru, 1100-1400 A.D.
19 x 22 cm
Provenance: Former private collection, Paris. Sale Etude Pescheteau-Badin, Paris, Lot: 312
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