Large Authentic (w/ TL Test & COA) Pre-Columbian whistling Priest in alter Stirrup Artifact Vessel Sican-Lambayeque Culture ca 900-1100 CE

Large Authentic (comes with thermoluminescence (TL) analysis) Pre-Columbian monochrome of Priest or Lord on alter Whistling Artifact from the Northern Coast of Peru. This vessel from the Sican-Lambayeque Culture dates from the Intermediate Period circa 900-1100 CE (AD). Beautiful, hand-built blackware whistle pottery vessel. This charming pottery stirrup whistle vessel displaying a cuboid body, a conical spout, and a strip-form handle, all sitting upon a concave, circular base. Boasting a lustrous burnish over a deep black glaze, the lovely vessel features a petite figure sitting atop it. Perhaps a lord or Priest the fascinating figure sits with hands on his knees beneath a slanted roof supported by 2 columns. He is adorned with an elaborate headdress and 2 enormous, annular earspools. The wonderful vessel still produces a lovely musical whistle when one blows through the spout! Size: 8" L x 3.875" W x 7.5" H (20.3 cm x 9.8 cm x 19 cm) Unique authentic artifact from ancient Peru.