Chancay
Standing figure
Chancay, 1099-1419
Scroll
Chancay
Standing figure
Chancay, 1099-1419
Physical Qualities
Clay, beige and brown pigment, 9 1/8 × 7 × 2 3/4 in. (23.2 × 17.8 × 7 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Phyllis K. and A. Harvey Schreter, Baltimore
Object Number
1999.626
Chancay describes a culture and pottery style of the Late Intermediate Period (ca. AD 1000-1300) Peruvian coast. Chancay potters mass-produced mold-made effigy vessels, hollow figurines of female dignitaries ("cuchimilcos"), and double/triple-chambered bottles with figural attachments. One signature pottery sub-style is black-on-white, of which this example is typical (watery white slip, faded black paint appears blue).
