CHIMU PRE-COLUMBIAN BLACKWARE JAR,Peru, 1300-1500 A.D. with spout and handle; four engraved birds and monkey - 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
