Two stirrup fish vessels, c. 450 - 550 AD ·  Peru, Moche IV · ID: 3049910

Description

ceramic,

a) fish stirrup vessel (creamy white dots on dark red ground), l: 24 cm, h: 22 cm

b) fish stirrup vessel (red dots on a creamy white ground), l: 24 cm, h: 24 cm

An important food source for local consumption and for inland trade, fish were also a frequent motif in Moche art, as realistic representations, as mythic monsters, or as scene-setting elements.

The object Two stirrup fish vessels, c. 450 - 550 AD with the object ID 3049910 was last part of the auction Online Auction at September 27, 2023 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 49 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,800.

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Comparing literature

Berrin, Kathleen (ed.), The spirit of ancient Peru, San Francisco 1998, p. 109, ill. 42

Notices

This object is subject to the UNESCO Cultural Heritage Protection Act. Export documents are required for export (subjected to a fee).