Watch List notes:

Chimu orangeware bottle from Peru, ca. 1100 - 1450 A.D. It is 7-1/2" high and is decorated with a band of recurved step fret designs, combining agricultural terraces and wave designs into a fertility motif. A step adorno decorates the spout. Highly burnished, good mineral deposits, with trails etched into the firing cloud. Ex Llerena collection. Value range: $350 - $500.