DOUBLE-CHAMBERED VESSEL WITH BIRD – MOCHE CULTURE, PERU, C. 500 AD
DOUBLE-CHAMBERED VESSEL WITH BIRD – MOCHE CULTURE, PERU, C. 500 AD
Painted fired clay
Moche culture, Peru, c. 500 AD
Consisting of two connected and red painted spherical vessels, one with a wide mouth opening and the other with a white colored bird on top.
Dimensions: HEIGHT 16 CM, LENGTH 20 CM
Condition: Optical appearance very good, restorations to exposed areas
Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Martina Irion, acquired before 1998, then property of Gallery Alt-America in 2009