Portrait head vessel, Moche II - III, ca. 200 - 450 AD · Peru, Moche · ID: 3053296
Price
EUR 750plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Provenance
Ludwig Roselius, Bremen, Germany (1874-1943)German Private Collection, Bremen
Size
H: 25 cm
H: 9.8 inch
Description
ceramic, handwritten notes “ING 7965” and “FA 0015” on the underside, rest.
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 Cultural Heritage Protection Act. Export documents are required for export (subjected to a fee).