Moche Pottery Stirrup Vessel - Seated Figure
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Description
**Originally Listed At $700**
Pre-Columbian, North Coast of Peru, Moche, Phase IV, ca. 450 to 700 CE. A hand-built and highly burnished pottery stirrup vessel depicting a seated figure dressed in robes and exhibiting a red-painted face. The figure poses with one leg atop the other, holding a petite medallion with one hand, and peering upwards as if in a trance. Yellow and red pigments create an intriguing presentation for this artifact. Size: 5.8" L x 4.3" W x 7.5" H (14.7 cm x 10.9 cm x 19 cm)
Provenance: private Leonard collection, Virginia, USA, acquired in Peru in the 1970s
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#180456
Pre-Columbian, North Coast of Peru, Moche, Phase IV, ca. 450 to 700 CE. A hand-built and highly burnished pottery stirrup vessel depicting a seated figure dressed in robes and exhibiting a red-painted face. The figure poses with one leg atop the other, holding a petite medallion with one hand, and peering upwards as if in a trance. Yellow and red pigments create an intriguing presentation for this artifact. Size: 5.8" L x 4.3" W x 7.5" H (14.7 cm x 10.9 cm x 19 cm)
Provenance: private Leonard collection, Virginia, USA, acquired in Peru in the 1970s
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#180456
Condition
Chip and fissure to middle of handle, with abrasions and fading to pigment, light earthen deposits, and some expected pitting, otherwise in great condition. Nice preservation to finer details around body and face.
Buyer's Premium
- 26.5%
Moche Pottery Stirrup Vessel - Seated Figure
Estimate $600 - $900
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