Auction 106
Zemanek-Münster
Head cup, Moche I, Early interim period, ca. 200 BC - AD 200, Peru, Moche, Size: H: 16,5 cm (H: 6.5 inch), ID: 3052950
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Lot 73
Auction 106

Head cup, Moche I, Early interim period, ca. 200 BC - AD 200 ·  Peru, Moche · ID: 3052950

Starting price
EUR 900
Estimated price
EUR 1,800
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Provenance
Wolfgang Ketterer, Munich, 27 June 1987, lot 75
German Private Collection, Munich
Size
H: 16,5 cm
H: 6.5 inch

Description

ceramic with dark engobe, the base is crafted as a rattle, drill hole from a thermoluminescence analysis on the underside, rest.

Probably a ceremonial object used by a shaman or priest for ritual purposes.

Notices

This object is subject to the UNESCO Cultural Heritage Protection Act. Export documents are required for export (subjected to a fee).

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