MOCHICA PRE-COLUMBIAN TERRA COTTA JAR SHAPED AS A DUCK,Peru, 300 A.D.-700 A.D. Cream colored body with red circles, eyes, beak and breast - 6 in. x 6 in. Estimate $200-300
PROVENANCE: Private collection acquired from antique shops in Bogota, Colombia; Quito, Ecuador, and San Jose, Costa Rica, during the late 1960s-early 1970s when owner was working for World Bank in those countries. Collection was authenticated by Betty Meggars, Latin American Archaeologist at the Smithsonian Institute