TL-TESTED LARGE HEAD-SHAPED VESSEL – MOCHE CULTURE, PERU, C. 11TH CENTURY
TL-TESTED LARGE HEAD-SHAPED VESSEL – MOCHE CULTURE, PERU, C. 11TH CENTURY
Fired clay painted in shades of red and white
Moche culture, Peru, c. 11th century
TL-test certificate no. 63010911, dated September 2011, by the Kotalla laboratory in Germany included
The front of the vessel body is dominated by a sculptural depicted face. The big ears protruding and with ear spools, the face serious and painted in white with red dots.
Dimensions: HEIGHT 17 CM, BASE DIAMETER C. 10 CM
Condition: good condition with some hairlines, crazing and abrasions
Provenance: Formerly in the private collection of Dr. Gottfried Eysank of Marienfels, Bad Sch?nau
1970, then property of Galerie Alt-Amerika in 2011