Description:

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, ca. 2nd to 7th century CE. A wonderful set of two matching mold-formed pottery figures standing atop broad feet and delineated legs. Each figure presents wearing an ankle-length vestment cinched at the waist with a belt, holding bent arms against the flat chest, and standing with a slight lean. The heads are turned slightly to the left and boast almond-shaped eyes beneath thin brows, prominent noses, thin lips, and enormous ears, all beneath domed caps. White pigment forms the intricate facial tattooing across the heads of both figures, and the bodies are decorated with similar white, orange, and red pigmentation. Size of each (both are relatively similar): 3.125" W x 5.8" H (7.9 cm x 14.7 cm).

Provenance: private Probst collection, Monterey, California, USA, acquired in the mid-1990s; ex-Harmer Rooke Galleries, New York, New York, USA

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  • Condition: Both figures repaired from a few large pieces, with small chips and light restoration, resurfacing, and overpainting along break lines. Minor nicks and abrasions to feet, bodies, and heads, with fading and chipping to original pigmentation, and light encrustations. Light earthen deposits and great traces of original pigmentation throughout.

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