Stirrup-spout vessel in form of a cocoa bean ·  Peru, Moche · ID: 3036719

Description

light beige clay, partly painted in red, min. dam., fine cracks, slight traces of abrasion;
effigies of edible food may have been placed in Moche burials for the nourishment of the dead, as offerings to lords of the other world, or in commemoration of a certain occasion.

The object Stirrup-spout vessel in form of a cocoa bean with the object ID 3036719 was part of the auction 76th tribal art auction on March 22, 2014. The object with the lot number 112 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,800 with an asking price of EUR 800.

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Comparing literature

Berrin, Kathleen (ed.), The spirit of ancient Peru, San Francisco 1998, p. 120 ff.