Description:

Pre-Columbian, North Coast of Peru, Moche, Phase I, ca. 100 to 300 CE. A hand-built pottery stirrup vessel depicting a skillfully-rendered figure seated with legs mostly hidden beneath a striped shawl. Holding both hands together, the figure's projecting face peers out with large eyes between angular bangs beneath the thick headband. This vessel perhaps depicts an important village member or elder based on the careful detailing. Size: 3.875" W x 6.3" H (9.8 cm x 16 cm)

This piece has been tested using thermoluminescence (TL) analysis and has been found to be ancient and of the period stated. A full printed and bound report is available to the buyer upon request.

Provenance: ex-Marc Amiguet Schmitt estate, Amiguet's Ancient Art, Evansville, Indiana, USA, acquired 2009; ex-Axel Trangott, USA

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#173389

  • Condition: Professional repair and restoration to spout and handle, with nearly invisible resurfacing and overpainting along new material and break lines. Minor abrasions and nicks, fading to pigment in scattered areas, and a few petite spalls, otherwise in excellent condition. Great preservation to figural form and finer details. TL drill holes beneath base and underneath headband brim.

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