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Two stirrup fish vessels, c. 450 - 550 AD - Peru, Moche

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Two stirrup fish vessels, c. 450 - 550 AD - Peru, Moche

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ceramic,

a) fish stirrup vessel (creamy white dots on dark red ground), l: 24 cm, h: 22 cm

b) fish stirrup vessel (red dots on a creamy white ground), l: 24 cm, h: 24 cm

An important food source for local consumption and for inland trade, fish were also a frequent motif in Moche art, as realistic representations, as mythic monsters, or as scene-setting elements.

Provenance:
Gerhard Hirsch Nachfolger, Munich, 20.09.2011, Lot 182 (a) & Lot 195 (b)
Michael Beckmann, Marburg, Germany

Lit.: Berrin, Kathleen (ed.), The spirit of ancient Peru, San Francisco 1998, p. 109, ill. 42

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Two stirrup fish vessels, c. 450 - 550 AD - Peru, Moche

Name: Two stirrup fish vessels, c. 450 - 550 AD - Peru, Moche
SKU: 160902864
Price: 1800 EUR
Availability: InStock

Estimate €1,800 - €4,000

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