ANIMAL-SHAPED VESSEL – MOCHE CULTURE, PERU - C. 500 AD
ANIMAL-SHAPED VESSEL – MOCHE CULTURE, PERU - C. 500 AD
Fired clay with red decoration
Moche culture, Peru, c. 500 AD
The body of oval shape, an animal head with protruding pierced ears forms the vessel′s neck. Details painted in red.
Dimensions: HEIGHT 15, WIDTH 9 CM, BASE DIAMETER 6 CM
Condition: Restored cracks on the neck, a small chip to lip, otherwise condition fine
Provenance: Formerly in the private collection of Dr. Gottfried Eysank of Marienfels, Bad Sch?nau
1970, then property of Galerie Alt-Amerika in 2011