Portrait head vessel, ca. 300 to 450 AD, Peru, Moche III, Size: H: 17,5 cm (H: 6.9 inch), ID: 3051860

Portrait head vessel, ca. 300 to 450 AD, Peru, Moche III, Size: H: 17,5 cm (H: 6.9 inch), ID: 3051860 - 2/6

Portrait head vessel, ca. 300 to 450 AD, Peru, Moche III, Size: H: 17,5 cm (H: 6.9 inch), ID: 3051860 - 3/6

Portrait head vessel, ca. 300 to 450 AD, Peru, Moche III, Size: H: 17,5 cm (H: 6.9 inch), ID: 3051860 - 4/6

Portrait head vessel, ca. 300 to 450 AD, Peru, Moche III, Size: H: 17,5 cm (H: 6.9 inch), ID: 3051860 - 5/6

Portrait head vessel, ca. 300 to 450 AD, Peru, Moche III, Size: H: 17,5 cm (H: 6.9 inch), ID: 3051860 - 6/6

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Lot 97

Portrait head vessel, ca. 300 to 450 AD · Peru, Moche III · ID: 3051860

sold EUR 1,200

Provenance

Michael Beckmann, Marburg, Germany

Size

H: 17,5 cm

H: 6.9 inch

Description

ceramic, painted in cream-white and red, remains of black pigment,

Depiction of a high-ranking man. These individualized and naturalistic representations of human faces are unique to the Moche culture of Peru.

Notices

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

America Pre-columbian

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