Moche Pottery Portrait Head Vessel

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..