MAN IN PONCHO SHAPED VESSEL – MOCHE CULTURE, PERU, C. 200 - 400 AD
MAN IN PONCHO SHAPED VESSEL – MOCHE CULTURE, PERU, C. 200 - 400 AD
Fired clay painted in shades of gray and red
Moche culture, Peru, c. 200 - 400 AD
This vessel depicts a seated man with a poncho, long hair and large ears, hair and poncho decorated in red color. From the back extends a curved, circular handle with a perpendicularly protruding spout.
Dimensions: HEIGHT 18 CM, WIDTH 13 CM, BASE DIAMETER 9 CM
Condition: Optical appearance good, restored
Provenance: Once part of the collection of Dr. Gottfried Eysank of Marienfels, Bad Sch?nau, Lower Austria, acquired before 1970, then property of Galerie Alt-America in 2011