Moche Pottery Jaguar Headed Trumpet

Phase IV, Circa 450 to 550 A.D. A natural pink-buff pottery jaguar formed musical instrument from the ancient new world.  This ingenious trumpet has a large loop form, tapered stem terminating with an open mouthed toothy jaguar head at front.  Head painted with cream color slip and a double band on the neck. Scattered mineral deposits and root marks on the surface. Size: 12-5/8 inches Length + custom mount. Reference: Ferdinand Anton’s Art of Ancient Peru #110, Disselhoff ‘s Vida en el Antiguo Peru, pg. 102 for near exact match (ears applied differently), Donnan Moche Art of Peru 168, Donnan Ceramics of Ancient Peru 99, and A Glipse of Nazca and Moche Pottery of Ancient Peru in the India National Museum New Delhi #11. Provenance: Private DC. collection. Ex. Private Nevada collection, ex. Harmer Rooke Galleries, NYC., early 1990’s. Ex. Beckmann collection, Germany. Collection # HR.01.16. Exhibited at Marjorie Barrick Museum, UNLV, 1990’s. A rare type.