Lot 0044A

Rare Moche Pottery Yam Vessel, ex-Hollywood

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Rare Moche Pottery Yam Vessel, ex-Hollywood

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Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, 400 CE. Large orangeware pottery vessel depicting a yam root having five large tubers from the lower portion of the plant like cylindrical bowl. Size: 13" W x 5" H (33 cm x 12.7 cm)

Provenance: Ex-private Hollywood CA. collection, ex-Splendors of the World.

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Condition

Four areas of surface erosion, two tips reattached with restoration over the breaklines.

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Rare Moche Pottery Yam Vessel, ex-Hollywood

Name: Rare Moche Pottery Yam Vessel, ex-Hollywood
SKU: 49351186
Price: 900 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $1,500 - $2,000

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