A Large Carchi Decorated Amphora, ca. 800 - 1000 CE Gemstones pomegranates are usually as a

pomegranates are usually as a flower or fruiting plant

seen as a living form of Montu

Provenance: Ex UK private collection

is ridged on both long sides

A Large Carchi Decorated Amphora, ca. 800 - 1000 CE Gemstones pomegranates are usually as aA large storage jar with a flat bottom, cylindrical neck, and flared rim, the vessel is decorated with a geometric motif in colors representing life for this culture: creamy yellow for the abundance of the sun, black for the wise and silent night, and red for life inside man. For a related example, see: Labbe, "Colombia before Columbus, The People, Culture and Ceramic Art of Prehispanic Colombia" pg 164, Colour Plates XXXiX & XL. Condition: Some