Jar in the Form of an Erotic Scene

Provenance

Eduard Gaffron (1861–1931), Lima, Peru, from 1892 to 1912, then Berlin, from 1912 [History of the Department report (Joanne Behrens, 1985) and correspondence in curatorial file]; by descent to his children Mercedes Gaffron (1908–1993), Berlin then Durham, NC, and Hans Gaffron (1902–1979), Berlin then Chicago [correspondence and documentation of the Gaffron Collection in curatorial file]; sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1955.

Jar in the Form of an Erotic Scene

Chimú-Inca

1200–1470

Accession Number

91695

Medium

Ceramic

Dimensions

14.3 × 20.3 cm (5 5/8 × 8 in.)

Classification

blackware (black basaltes)

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Kate S. Buckingham Endowment