Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, Phase III, ca. 350 to 550 CE. A hand-built and highly burnished vessel of a broad, spherical form with a series of brown and cream bands spiraling across the body. The vessel exhibits a slightly convex but stable base, a large body with a gently rounded shoulder, a stirrup-shaped handle, and a slightly flared spout with an incised rim. Within the cream-hued bands on the body are several applied black stripes that add another pop of color to this already vibrant piece of Moche artistry. Size: 5.8" Diameter x 7.9" H (14.7 cm x 20.1 cm)

Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection; ex-Arte Primitivo, New York, New York, USA; ex-private Maryland, USA collection

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#161475

Minor abrasions and a couple of small spalls, otherwise intact and excellent. Great remains of pigment throughout. Old inventory labels beneath base.