Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, ca. 4th to 7th century CE. A hollow-cast ceramic vessel in the form of a standing lord. The regal figure stands upon a planar base with a bulbous body, broad shoulders draped with a tasseled cover, a stylized human head, and a grand headdress which doubles as the rim. The figure is depicted holding a small olla in his right hand and in his left a dangling musical instrument typically held during processional parades. The lord's pensive visage is comprised of almond-shaped eyes, a prominent nose, pursed lips, and ears adorned with enormous circular earspools, all beneath a wide headdress bearing the legs and head of a jaguar. Painted with cream-hued embellishments atop a russet-hued ground, this is a fabulous example from ancient Peru! Size: 6" W x 9.875" H (15.2 cm x 25.1 cm).

Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-collection of Doctors Saul Tuttman & Gregory Siskind, New York, New York, USA

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Surface wear and abrasions commensurate with age, small chips to tassels, headdress, face, body, and rim, with fading to some areas of pigmentation. Light earthen deposits throughout. Old inventory number "170-I" written in orange on front of body, with three old inventory numbers and an old inventory sticker on the base.