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Great example of the intricately designed vessels of the Peruvian Chimú culture, decorated with a monkey and birds. The squash was an important fruit in the pre-Columbian Kingdom of Chimor.

The imposing vessel shows not just a jaguar but a transformed shaman in his animal form. It was made in Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica between 800 and 1200 AD and used for funeral purposes in the Guanacaste region.

Plastically shaped vessel from the Peruvian Chimú culture, showing a water bird. From the 15th century. With TL report from 1979.

Plastically shaped vessel from the Peruvian Chimú culture. It embodies an important agricultural product of the pre-Columbian civilization of Chimor. With TL report from 1979. Part of a special exhibition from 2024 to 2025.

Elegant bowl with shiny black surface. Precolumbian pottery of the 10th to 15th century.

Colourfully painted pottery made by the precolumbian Ica culture. Nicely decorated by five rows of ornamentation. Around 1000 AD.