A Chancay figure of a llama

A Chancay figure of a llama

Peru, circa 1000 - 1470 AD

earthenware, slip painted in cream and brown, with pierced ears, the underside with painted collection number N-630,

20.5cm high, 36.5cm long.

Provenance

Arthur M Sackler Collection (1913 - 1987.)

Art Ancient, London.

Romy Rey Collection, London.

Exhibited

The City Art Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland, 15 August 1983 - 2 October 1983.

Bayley Art Museum of Virginia, 15 November 1983 - 15 January 1984.

Published

Art of the Andes Pre-Columbian Sculpted and Painted Ceramics from Arthur M Sackler Collection, p. 304 plate 179.