Stirrup-spouted double vessel in shape of a parrot ·  Peru, Moche II- III · ID: 3047202

Description

fired clay/ ceramic, painting in cream white and red-brown, slitghty dam. (spout)

Moche ceramics were made almost exclusively for ceremonies of the political and social elite, not least as burial objects for funeral rituals.

Three phases in the development of Moche culture can broadly be distinguished: The early Moche period from around 100 to 300 AD (Moche I and II), its expansion and fluorescence during Middle Moche from 300 to around 600 AD (Moche II-IV) and the late period from 600 to 800 AD.

The object Stirrup-spouted double vessel in shape of a parrot with the object ID 3047202 was part of the auction 95th Tribal Art Auction on October 24, 2020. The object with the lot number 68 achieved a sales price of EUR 600 with an asking price of EUR 400.

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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).