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Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, ca. 400 to 600 CE; Central Coast Peru, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A fine pair of pottery vessels from ancient Peru each boasting figural forms and bulbous bodies. From Moche culture, the larger figural vessel places a pair of short arms on his stippled body while gazing forward from huge, heavy-lidded eyes beneath a towering, flared headdress that doubles as the spout. Alternatively, the more petite jar is from Chancay culture. He also places his hands on his chest, but wears an elaborately painted tunic and presents bulging eyes and closed lips. The top of his head opens up to his hollow interior. Size of largest: 8.5" L x 4.5" W x 10.5" H (21.6 cm x 11.4 cm x 26.7 cm)

Provenance: private Birmingham, Michigan, USA collection, purchased September 15th, 2019; ex-Stein collection, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA, acquired prior to 2010

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  • Condition: Both have chipping to rims and ears with expected nicks and abrasions to surface, commensurate with age, but are otherwise intact and excellent. Nice preservation of pigment on Moche figure and detail on both.

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