Description
Large Pre Columbian INCA Early Colonial period Wood Kero
A superb Large Inca Kero cup profusely carved in the mosaic style with a image of the Inca or high ranking Lord with a staff and shield beside a Puma, Humming birds feeding on flowers of Datura plants and abundant geometric and floral designs
Height 24 cm width 13 cm 9.5 x 5 inches approx.
Condition: Most of the inlay is lost or deteriorated in antiquity old cracks repaired in Antiquity
Pre Columbian INCA / Early Colonial period Circa 15- 16 th C AD Peru
Provenance: UK Collection, collected before 1960.