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Moche Warrior Stirrup Vessel
Moche Warrior Stirrup Vessel
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Description
Pre-Columbian, Northern Peru, Moche II /III ca. 300 to 400 CE. Fine pottery stirrup vessel - often used to store chicha, a type of early Native beer - in the form of a seated warrior. He wears a striped tunic and decorated textile cap, face tattooed, rounded crown holds his headband to his head. Size: 7-1/2"H.

Provenance: Ex-private D. Jeppesen collection, acquired before 1982.

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#107097
Condition
Pigment wear, stable crack where mold halves were joined, else excellent.
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Moche Warrior Stirrup Vessel

Estimate $900 - $1,200
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