A pre-Columbian Mochica culture vessel, in the form of a condor.

The condor is a very important bird in South American culture. It was revered as a sacred bird in the Andean mythology and is well represented in iconography in Mochica culture, who greatly admired the condor for its size.

Provenance: from the pre-Columbian art collection of the former ambassador of Peru to Portugal.

Peru, A.D. 200 – 500.

DETAILS:
Height: 20 CM | 7.9 INCHES
Width: 15 CM | 5.9 INCHES

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