Large flaring bowl 'florero' with painted scene ·  Peru, Moche · ID: 3051405

Description

ceramic, painted, rest.

This ‘florero’, has an empty pedestal base filled with small ceramic pellets that rattle when the vessel is shaken.

These Moche bowls were produced from the fourth century A.D. Over time, they became taller and taller, with a smaller base and a wider, everted rim, which is often used to depict mythological scenes with deities and mythical creatures.

The object Large flaring bowl ‘florero’ with painted scene with the object ID 3051405 was last part of the auction Auction 103 at November 16, 2024 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 86 achieved a sales price of EUR 4,000.

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Comparing literature

Berrin, Kathleen (ed.), The spirit of ancient Peru, San Francisco 1998, p. 144 ff.

Notices

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