Description:

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche III to IV, ca. 400 to 700 CE. A mold-formed pottery vessel depicting a stylized male figure seated atop an integral, slightly-rounded ovoid base. The man sits with his knees tucked beneath a segmented tunic which boasts cream, orange-red, and pale-brown hues. His arms are laid gently across his chest while leaning forward, and a tasseled satchel is draped over his right shoulder. The visage boasts bulging almond-shaped eyes with protruding pupils, a prominent aquiline nose, drooping ears with large circular earspools, and puffy lips surrounded by black facial tattoos, all beneath a domed coiffure which drapes down the nape of his neck. A curved stirrup-shaped handle and cylindrical spout project from the verso. Size: 4.625" W x 7" H (11.7 cm x 17.8 cm).

Provenance: ex-private David Taylor collection, Los Angeles, California, USA

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#140307

  • Condition: Repair to stirrup handle and spout with some resurfacing and overpainting along break lines. Minor nicks to base, head, handle, and spout, with some fading to pigmentation and finer details, and some light encrustations within recessed areas. Nice earthen deposits, manganese blooms, and traces of pigmentation throughout.

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