Description:

Pre-Columbian, North Coast of Peru, Moche, ca. 250 to 500 CE; Central Coast of Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A set of 2 hand-built blackware pottery vessels from ancient Peru. The Moche stirrup vessel features a raised figural panel on each side depicting the god Ai Apec with a zoomorphic head, perhaps swimming through the underworld. The Chimu blackware vessel has a globular body with a stylized avian head atop the neck. Size (Moche): 5.4" W x 6.7" H (13.7 cm x 17 cm); (Chimu): 4.25" W x 5.6" H (10.8 cm x 14.2 cm)

Provenance: private Boulder, Colorado, USA collection, by inheritance, collected in late 1980s

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  • Condition: Both vessels with minor abrasions and light earthen deposits, otherwise intact and very good. Great preservation to surfaces and decorations. Previous inventory label beneath Chimu vessel.

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