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Stirrup vessel in shape of a toad, ca. 400 - 700 AD ·  Peru, Moche · ID: 3039245

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Provenance
German Private Collection, Berlin (1962)
Size
H: 16,5 cm
H: 6.5 inch

Description

beige clay, reddish brown paint, dotted and striped decor, min. dam., small missing parts, slight traces of abrasion;
in addition to their fertility connotations, all anurans are at least somewhat toxic, which gives them special significance. Some frogs produce a toxin used by some peoples in hunting and fishing.


The object Stirrup vessel in shape of a toad, ca. 400 - 700 AD with the object ID 3039245 was last part of the auction 81st Tribal Art Auction at October 31, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 159.

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Comparing literature

Berrin, Kathleen (ed.), The spirit of ancient Peru, San Francisco 1998, p. 110, ill. 43


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