Moche / Huari Double Chamber Figural Vessel
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**Originally Listed At $500**
Pre-Columbian, Peru, Moche or Huari, ca. 500 to 700 CE. A fascinating double-lobed figural vessel with a spout rising from one of the gourd-shaped lobes and a haunting human head with open eyes and mouth rising from the other. The surface is painted dark red, with black bands of repeated motifs around each lobe - waves on the spouted lobe, mountains on the figure-headed lobe. A curved, narrow handle rises between the two lobes. Size: 8.25" L x 6" H (21 cm x 15.2 cm)
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex private Florida, USA collection
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#129659
Pre-Columbian, Peru, Moche or Huari, ca. 500 to 700 CE. A fascinating double-lobed figural vessel with a spout rising from one of the gourd-shaped lobes and a haunting human head with open eyes and mouth rising from the other. The surface is painted dark red, with black bands of repeated motifs around each lobe - waves on the spouted lobe, mountains on the figure-headed lobe. A curved, narrow handle rises between the two lobes. Size: 8.25" L x 6" H (21 cm x 15.2 cm)
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex private Florida, USA collection
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.
#129659
Condition
Small chip to rim of the spout; repaired from multiple pieces, but repairs are well done and difficult to see, with some restoration along break lines. Nice remaining pigment.
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Moche / Huari Double Chamber Figural Vessel
Estimate $800 - $1,200
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