A rare double chambered vessel with personage standing on top of a pyramid. Whistling vessel composed of a plain painted beaker and a stepped chamber depicting a personage of high status and standing on a four-stair structure. Huari(Wari), Peru, 600-1100 CE Height: 19,50 x 21,00 cm Condition: Profesionally restored on bridges junctions. Otherwise excellent condition. Provenance: Jean Pierre Cottier and Fiorella Cottier-Angeli, Geneva, Switzerland. Purchased by Yossef Maiman between 2000-2008. Estate of Yossef Maiman. Literature: Makowski, Krzystof, Rosenzweif, Alfredo, Diaz Jimenes, Maria Jesus, Offerings for the Afterlife - Peruvian Textiles from the Maiman Collection, Kal Press LTD, Israel, 2006., p. 111 Notes: A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany this lot. The piece will include spanish export license for the European Union. If the piece goes outside the European Union a new export license will be requested. This process can take between 2 and 4 weeks.