Important ceramic bowl, Peru, Pre-Columbian Art, Ancient Chavin Culture, 700 - 500 BC

Important ceramic bowl, Peru, Pre-Columbian Art,
Ancient Chavin Culture, 700 - 500 BC
Dimensions: 6 cm x 20.5 cm
Glazed ceramic of 720 g

Provenance: Old private collection
State: Cut broken and glued at the edge (see photos), otherwise remarkable state for a piece dated between 2500 and 2700 years!

Expertized piece by Mr Roudillon

Remarkable glazed cut with gray lead pigmentation. It has in the upper part on its outer part a frieze composed of three parallel lines interspersed with interlaced patterns
punctuated by dots in their middle. The cup houses in its center a female figure in high relief. She is shown naked, lying on her back with her legs bent, sex signified by
a hole telling us that she is about to give birth. The face is part of a large rectangle and has scarifications or elaborate facial paintings. The eagle-beaked nosed nose receives dilated nostrils
and takes place above a fine rectangular mouth. The hairstyle, simple, frames the face and covers the entire forehead. Eyes whose shape refers to the general aesthetic of the face has deep orbits
punctuated by a hole, giving depth to the eyes. The chest is small and the prominent breasts are dotted. The right hand is positioned under the right breast while the other is placed on the abdomen,
as if to feel the presence of the unborn child. She is adorned with a large necklace and bracelets on each wrist.