TL-TESTED MOCHE CULTURE STIRRUP VESSEL, PERU, C. 9TH CENTURY
TL-TESTED MOCHE CULTURE STIRRUP VESSEL, PERU, C. 9TH CENTURY
Painted fired clay
Moche culture, Peru, c. 9th century
TL-test certificate no. 27250811, dated August 2011, by the Kotalla laboratory in Germany included.
Figurative stirrup vessel in the form of several potatoes and the face of the deity associated with this important source of nutrition.
Dimensions: HEIGHT 24 CM, WIDTH 19 CM
Condition: Optical appearance good, restorations to exposed areas
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-Amerika in 2011