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Rare Moche Blackware Staff Finial - Serpent

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Rare Moche Blackware Staff Finial - Serpent

Item Details

Description

Northern Peru, Moche, ca. 300 to 500 CE. Long and rare pottery staff finial. Brownware hollow-molded serpent with slithering model, bulging eyes and toothy grin. Size: 10" L.

Provenance: Ex-private P. Davis collection, Santa Monica, CA, acquired before 1995.

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Condition

Probe hole in mouth and breaks at right side partially repaired with plaster. With a small amount of restoration this could be a fabulous piece!

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Rare Moche Blackware Staff Finial - Serpent

Name: Rare Moche Blackware Staff Finial - Serpent
SKU: 39798065
Price: 350 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $500 - $900

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