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Portrait head vessel, c. 400 - 600 AD, Peru, Moche, Size: H: 19 cm (H: 7.5 inch), ID: 3049906
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Lot 67
Online Auction

Portrait head vessel, c. 400 - 600 AD ·  Peru, Moche · ID: 3049906

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Provenance
Michael Beckmann, Marburg, Germany
Size
H: 19 cm
H: 7.5 inch

Description

ceramic, painted in cream-white, red and black, depiction of a high-ranking man with tatoo markings on the face

These individualized and naturalistic representations of human faces are unique to the Moche culture of Peru.

The object Portrait head vessel, c. 400 - 600 AD with the object ID 3049906 was last part of the auction Online Auction at September 27, 2023 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 67.

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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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