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Pre-Columbian Blackware Female Fertility Vessel

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Pre-Columbian Blackware Female Fertility Vessel

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**Originally Listed At $350**

Pre-Columbian, Northern Peru, Moche, ca. 400 CE. A mold-made blackware fertility vessel depicting a squatting, perhaps birthing, nude female - her bent legs spread apart and surrounding an opening at the vagina through which a ceremonial liquid could be filled and poured as a libation - perhaps to ensure a healthy birth or bring about fertility. Size: 6.5" H (16.5 cm)

Provenance: private H. Berk collection, Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Condition

Normal surface wear commensurate with age. Otherwise intact and excellent.

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Pre-Columbian Blackware Female Fertility Vessel

Name: Pre-Columbian Blackware Female Fertility Vessel
SKU: 66983069
Price: 350 USD
Availability: InStock

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