FIGURATIVE STIRRUP VESSEL – MOCHE CULTURE, PERU, C. 500 AD
FIGURATIVE STIRRUP VESSEL – MOCHE CULTURE, PERU, C. 500 AD
Fired clay with white and black decoration
Moche culture, Peru, c. 500 AD
On a cylindrical body, a couple holding each other in sexual action. Extending from the back is a curved, pipe-shaped spout.
Dimensions: HEIGHT 16 CM, BASE DIAMETER 12 CM
Condition: Restoration to faces and handle
Provenance: Formerly in the private collection of Dr. Gottfried Eysank of Marienfels, Bad Sch?nau
1970, then property of Galerie Alt-Amerika in 2011