Chorrera Orangeware Saucer-Olla Vessel, 9th–4th Century BCE

Description

Pre-Columbian Chorrera ceramics are distinguished by a variety of pleasing imaginative forms and well-finished surfaces and this small olla is no exception. Of saucer form, it is decorated with four abstract anthropomorphic deities along the upper edge.

Dimensions: Diameter: 10.2 cm (4 inches)

Condition: Minor repairs to rim otherwise intact and in very good condition overall.

Provenance: Private Swiss collection, acquired in the 1960’s.