Wooden Totem Chancay Peru 1100 To 1400 Ad Pre-columbian Art

Important Totem, (ornamental figure probably from the entrance to a priest's dwelling or temple), it is sculpted with a divinity with powerful hands clasped symbolically on the stomach and resting on massive legs. Her neck is covered with a rich necklace and the stylized face, the angular eyebrow arches, present a beautiful, protective and timeless expression. Wood, remains of localized brown patina, gullied by time and bad weather on the lower part, probably buried in the ground. The divinity is in a good general state of conservation, see the photos. Chancay, Peru, 1100 to 1400 AD Dimensions: 61.3 by thermoluminescence, of the same name. Origine Auction sale, Paris on Saturday October 29, 2016. Sold with certificate of authenticity from expert Serge Reynes.