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Moche Pottery Vessel w/ Cleft Lip Figure, ex-Museum

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Moche Pottery Vessel w/ Cleft Lip Figure, ex-Museum

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Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, Phase IV, ca. 500 to 650 CE. A fascinating pottery vessel with a bulbous body shaped like both a gourd and a figure. The vessel has a rounded body and tapers to form a stooped neck and molded face of a person with a cleft lip. Below the face, arms are painted in brown on a beige ground. One hand holds a bowl and below is a drinking cup that may be on a table before the figure. The cleft upper lip is accentuated with white pigments. The Moche often portrayed people with illness or deformities. To the ancients of the Americas, individuals with physical deformities were regarded as touched by god and therefore quite special. The added gourd shape is also special because squashes were symbols of fertility and abundance. This stirrup vessel is certainly an intriguing example of Moche artistry! Size: 5.25" W x 8.75" H (13.3 cm x 22.2 cm)

Provenance: ex-Ashland University Museum, Ashland, Ohio, USA, donated to Ashland University between July 1994 to December 1998

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Condition

Professionally repaired and restored. The handle is restored completely from new material. Overpainting to base of handle, overpainting to beige on head and body. Chips to rim of spout. Base is uneven and not completely stable; we recommend using a ring display stand. Chipping and fading of pigments. Rare form.

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Moche Pottery Vessel w/ Cleft Lip Figure, ex-Museum

Name: Moche Pottery Vessel w/ Cleft Lip Figure, ex-Museum
SKU: 109220106
Price: 400 USD
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