Moche Pottery Portrait Head Vessel
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$695.00
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North coast, Peru, Ca. 400 to 600 AD. Terracotta mold made stirrup handle vessel depicting the head of a dignitary with strong facial features. Overall red painted surface with small firing cloud at headband. Size: 10-1/2 inches H. Ex NY: Drs Siskind and Tuttman collection , acq 1970s-80s. Chris Donnan produced a whole book dedicated to these types of head vases, noting how they served a political function and spread social cohesion in Moche territories and there is one ruler who we can see get older as they add age to his portrait vessel over time..
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