Portrait head vessel, ca. 300 to 450 AD · Peru, Moche III · ID: 3051860
sold
EUR 1,200
Provenance
Michael Beckmann, Marburg, GermanySize
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.
The object Portrait head vessel, ca. 300 to 450 AD with the object ID 3051860 was last part of the auction Auction 104 at April 12, 2025 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 97 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,200.
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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).