A Large Carchi Decorated Amphora, ca. 800 - 1000 CE Jewelry - Gemstones rising from its great hind

rising from its great hind legs

border the eyes then project around the top of the head

thereafter a private Canadian collection

and drilled through the center for attachment to a wooden shaft

and protruding granules

A Large Carchi Decorated Amphora, ca. 800 - 1000 CE Jewelry - Gemstones rising from its great hindA large storage jar with a flat bottom, cylindrical neck, and flared rim, the vessel is decorated with a geometric motif in colors representing life for this culture: creamy yellow for the abundance of the sun, black for the wise and silent night, and red for life inside man. For a related example, see: Labbe, "Colombia before Columbus, The People, Culture and Ceramic Art of Prehispanic Colombia" pg 164, Colour Plates XXXiX & XL. Condition: Some