Zemanek-Münster

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

Vendu 1 800 €
Provenance
Joris Visser, Brussels, Belgium

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.


Littérature comparée

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


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