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A Hand Effigy Vessel, Early Moche, Peru, 100-450 CE
A Hand Effigy Vessel, Early Moche, Peru, 100-450 CE
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A Hand Effigy Vessel, Early Moche, Peru, 100-450 CE

Effigy vessel modeled in the shape of a clenched human hand with bracelet. Isolated arms and legs were frequently depicted in Andean art and made of several materials. All of these representations were likely used to evoke complex ideas related to human sacrifice.

Height: 23.9 cm

For more details on this lot refer to the following number in the link: num 69, p. 98 ( https://issuu.com/hammersite/docs/offerings_for_the_afterlife?fr=xKAE9_zU1NQ)

Provenance: Jean Pierre Cottier and Fiorella Cottier-Angeli, Geneva, Switzerland. Purchased by Yossef Maiman between 2000-2008. Estate of Yossef Maiman.

Literature: Makowski, Krzystof, Rosenzweif, Alfredo, Diaz Jimenes, Maria Jesus, Offerings for the Afterlife - Peruvian Pottery from the Maiman Collection, Kal Press LTD, Israel, 2006., p. 98


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A Hand Effigy Vessel, Early Moche, Peru, 100-450 CE

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