Vessel

Rosita Tovell's father was a collector of Peruvian pre-Columbian ceramics. Rosita moved to Peru in the early 1960s, while her husband served as ambassador to Peru and Bolivia. During this time Rosita began to study and collect pre-Columbian Peruvian ceramics and textiles.

Sculptural vessel (part a) with male figure, stirrup at his back in vertical position and polished surface. Seated man with hands to front wearing a cream coloured vest with grey dots, and a square hood. Elongated eyes, diagonal incision in forehead and cream horizontal marks below eyes. Red-brown slip and cream paint. Molded and hand built ceramic. Tubular spout (broken off--part b) with thick rim.