Head cup, Moche I, Early interim period, ca. 200 BC - AD 200 · Peru, Moche · ID: 3052950
Price
EUR 900plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Provenance
Wolfgang Ketterer, Munich, 27 June 1987, lot 75German 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 Cultural Heritage Protection Act. Export documents are required for export (subjected to a fee).