Ecuador, 1000 - 500 BC, Chorrera Culture, Anthropomorphic ritual vase, Glazed ceramic

Ecuador Chorrera culture, 1000 - 500 BC Anthropomorphic ritual vase with double belly Ceremonial vase also called double-bellied whistling vase. Composed of a flute player figure at the front and a globular body decorated with a high truncated cone-shaped neck, both connected by an arched bridge handle. The anthropomorphic figure has atrophied limbs, the subject grasping an Andean flute in his hands and at chin height. The face, classic of the Chorrera culture, has half-open eyes in the shape of coffee beans framing a short, flat nose, pierced ears, and a helmet-shaped hairstyle completely covering the skull. The bottle-shaped body is decorated with geometric lines. The Chorrera culture developed on the coasts of Ecuador and extended from 1500 to 300 BC, succeeding the Machalilla culture. It is characterized by a production of ceramics present not only in the coastal region, but also inland. Its artistic production reached a level of expression that would rarely be equaled later and attests to manufacturing techniques of great mastery. The Chorrera artists produced, in addition to functional containers, ceramics that reflected great attention to their environment. Glazed ceramic with coffee red slip 20 x 21 cm Restorations, surface wear Former collection of Mrs. N, New York, 1986

Dimensions :
- Height : 20 cm cm
- Width : 21 cm cm