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Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, Phase IV, ca. 400 to 700 CE. A beautiful vessel of a spherical form with a flat base, hand-built from pottery and presented with fine burnishing marks. The rounded, cream-slipped body is decorated in russet-hued pigment with a tall tree bearing four lengthy branches, each bedecked with hanging phytomorphic forms like peppers or fruits, and two petite rodents scamper across with ears of corn on their backs. A raised band with painted chevron motifs encircles the base of the cylindrical spout. A single simian creature is featured on one side with its arms grasping the spout, its feet planted firmly on the shoulder, and its arched back constituting the handle of the vessel. A rare and intriguing example of high-quality Moche fineline pottery! Size: 6.2" W x 10.125" H (15.7 cm x 25.7 cm).For a stylistically similar example of the rodent motif, please see: Donnan, Christopher B. and Donna McClelland. "Moche Fineline Painting: Its Evolution and Its Artists." University of Washington Press, 2002, p. 110, fig. c. Provenance: private Copeland collection, Boulder, Colorado, USA, acquired before 1990 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #151028