Hollow figure representing an anthropoform jaguar, male, standing, with large conical tail acting as a support, upper and lower firing holes.
Medium-fine grey-coloured body, traces of evanescent engobe. Oxidising firing in an open kiln.
The figure depicts a mythical jaguar (either its alter ego or a shaman wearing a mask and a jaguar skin) in the act of performing a dance. The mythical jaguar could represent the symbol of virility not controlled by the norms of culture. It seems related to the cult of the Moon.
Provenance: Collection A. Luccioli.
Published in "Treasures of the Andes, myths and realities of ancient Peru, Ecuador, Colombia"; edited by Laura Laurencich Minelli, ed. Centro Europeo Mostre, 1993, pp. 154
Present certificate of guarantee Hermes Arte Antica, Arezzo.
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