Tairona Double-Spouted Pottery Vessel effigy flourishing in a network of

flourishing in a network of chiefdoms and regional power centers

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Tairona Double-Spouted Pottery Vessel effigy flourishing in a network ofPre Columbian era, Tairona civilization, c. 1000 1500AD, Gairaca, Santa Marta, Magdalena, Northern Colombia. Magnificent, large burnished blackware double spouted vessel with huge conical spouts that join at gently diagonal angles to a ovoid body. The body sits on an ovoid ring foot. An arched strap handle connects the two spouts. Vessels like this one were made specifically to be placed into tombs, perhaps filled with libations. Beautiful brown hues.