Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, ca. 300 to 400 CE. A beautiful hand-built pottery bottle featuring an exquisite linear motif including a pair of identical zoomorphic figures on each side. The vessel is egg-shaped with a base that is mostly flat. Two perforated nubbin handles accent slight shoulders and are set on either side of a stout, cylindrical neck. The vessel has an orange-brown ground with decorations painted in a light cream hue. Two abstract zoomorphs - perhaps spider monkeys or jaguars - are illustrated across both sides of the bottle - encased within a minimalist linear frame underneath another abstract figuration. Size: 5" W x 8.8" H (12.7 cm x 22.4 cm)

Provenance: ex-Ashland University Museum, Ashland, Ohio, USA

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#165051

Minor chips along the rim. Light fading to painted motif and burnish. Minor nicks to exterior surface scattered throughout. Inventory label on bottom. Otherwise in good condition and fully intact. Surface has a wonderful smooth touch to it!