Bottle-shaped vessel ·  Peru, Moche · ID: 3036726

Description

fired clay, black coating, in form of a human face with smiling mouth, ear ornament and bonnet-like headgear, minor missing parts, traces of abrasion

The object Bottle-shaped vessel with the object ID 3036726 was part of the auction 76th tribal art auction on March 22, 2014. The object with the lot number 105 achieved a sales price of EUR 650 with an asking price of EUR 600.

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Comparing literature

Anders, Ferdinand, Peru durch die Jahrtausende, Recklinghausen 1984, p. 311, ill. 7.18 Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Keramik aus Schwarz-Afrika und Alt-Amerika, Zürich 1985, p. 300