**Originally Listed At $850**

Pre-Columbian, north coast of Peru, Moche V, ca. 600 to 800 CE. A fascinating vessel of unusual form, hand-sculpted from ceramic with a bold, red on cream color scheme. The vessel features a curved base with a highly abstract representation of the god Ai Apec, the chief Moche deity, on it - here portrayed with a leering mouth full of sharp teeth, serpents streaming around his face, and a mane of hair. The other side is painted with two concentric circles around a central opening. A long, curved handle, ending in the figural head of a lord wearing a zoomorphic mask, completes the vessel. Size: 7.5" W x 10.5" H (19 cm x 26.7 cm); 11.9" H (30.2 cm) on included custom stand.

Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-private T. Misenhimer collection, Beverly Hills, California, USA, collected from the 1970s to 2008

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#153407

Expertly repaired and restored from multiple pieces. This is incredibly well done and almost indiscernible, with most pigment original. Light deposits on surface.