Description:

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, ca. 250 to 450 CE. An amusing pottery vessel in the form of a head bearing a humorous, stylized visage enveloped in a creamy beige glaze with hand-painted burnt sienna details. Flanked by a prominent pair of ears, the fascinating face presents sizeable eyes beneath raised brows, sharp cheek bones, an undulating nasal bridge that terminates in a massive, sideways-pointing nose, and outward-stretched lips resembling the bill of a duck. His brief neck serves as the planar base of the jar, while an annular opening at the top of his skull leads to the vessel's hollow interior. Size: 6.1" W x 5.7" H (15.5 cm x 14.5 cm)

Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection, 1995 to 2010; ex-private Hans Juergen Westermann collection, Germany, collected from 1950 to 1960s

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#170963

  • Condition: Repaired with restoration and repainting. Otherwise, excellent with nice pigments.

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