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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 270532, member: 2844&quot;]It is a Peruvian souvenir, based on a Pre-Columbian Mochica twin vessel.</p><p>The original wouldn&#039;t have had a hole in the bottom, of course, and the bottoms would be rounded.</p><p>Genuine Mochica pottery always looks perfect, nicely painted, and no blotchy reddish brown finish.</p><p>The fun thing with real Mochica twin vessels is, that when you pour liquid from the spout, the parrot (or other bird) makes a whistling sound. We had fun as children doing that (the toys we had....<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/rolleyes.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" />). We were careful, and all our parents&#039; pre-Columbian pottery survived.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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