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Pre-Columbian, Peru (North Coast), Moche Culture, ca. 100 to 700 CE. A charming ceramic vessel in the form of a conch shell. This vessel is probably meant to symbolize the conch shells used as trumpets by the Moche. There were no stringed instruments in South America prior to European contact, but they did have a multitude of wind and percussion instruments. They were played in large ceremonies, perhaps relating to warfare, in tandem with other instruments. To hear what they might have sounded like, there are some links to recorded tracks here: https://mochemusic.wordpress.com/ to an experimental archaeology project to recreate the sounds of the Moche. Size: 4.7" W x 6.5" H (11.9 cm x 16.5 cm)

Provenance: private southwestern Pennsylvania, USA collection

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  • Condition: Intact, with nicely preserved pigment and light deposits on surface.

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