Pre-Columbian Chancay Pottery Canteen Shaped Vessel, C. AD 1000-1450, #825 Sold

Pre-Columbian Chancay Pottery Canteen, 825. Description: A Pre-Columbian Chancay pottery canteen shaped vessel, c. AD 1000 - 1450, the body round with narrow profile, a pair of handles flank the human-headed spout. An attractive vessel decorated with dark brown slip. Intact, light deposits.Condition: Very good for its age. It has 2 small fire clouds on the back side, with a small chip on the lip. Dimensions: H: 11" x 6" W Provenance: Ex Los Angeles private collection.-----History: There is not much is known about the Chancay civilization which developed in the later part of the Inca empire. This culture emerged after the fall of the Wari civilization. Parts of the southern Chancay area were conquered by the Chimú in the early fifteenth century and in about 1450 A.D. the Incas were occupying both areas.[1] It is believed that the Chancay had a centralized political structure, forming a small regional state.[3] Thus the Chancay culture declined in the fifteenth century to make way for th