Chancay Weaving Basket with Weaving Implements rooster Padlocks of this type employed

Padlocks of this type employed an ingenious spring-locking mechanism

Comes with original documents

hundreds of terracotta votives were deposited on the Athenian Akropolis after its destruction by the Persians in 480 BC

and ceremonial objects

adorned with horizontal stripes and geometric motifs

Chancay Weaving Basket with Weaving Implements rooster Padlocks of this type employedChancay Culture, Late Intermediate Period, c. 10001470 AD, Central Coast, Peru An exceptional and exceedingly rare ancient weaving kit, comprising a traditional hand woven Chancay basket fashioned from tightly plaited totora reeds over a framework of split cane. This rectangular basketremarkably well preservedstill contains its original weaving implements, offering an extraordinary glimpse into the daily life and craft traditions of a master weaver