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Moche Pottery Jar - Ai Apec as Corn God

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** A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this lot will benefit The Fowler Museum at UCLA **

Pre-Columbian, Northern Peru, Moche culture, ca. 300 to 500 CE. Very fine molded pottery jar of ovoid form created in the image of the Moche god Ai Apec. Ai Apec is almost always shown as a demonic creature with long fangs of a jaguar - as is the case with this vessel. But here, Ai Apec is shown as a corn god wearing 6 full ears of corn and a tunic made from many individual corn kernals. Corn, of course, was an incredibly important food staple, and this jar shows how Ai Apec was influential in all aspects of Moche life. Size: 9.25" H (23.5 cm)

Provenance: Ex-Morgan collection, Santa Monica, CA

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Condition

Restored probe hole in side, else excellent.

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Moche Pottery Jar - Ai Apec as Corn God

Name: Moche Pottery Jar - Ai Apec as Corn God
SKU: 46716758
Price: 800 USD
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