PROPERTY Sold to Benefit THE NORTHPORT HISTORICAL SOCIETY, NY
TWO MIDDLE MOCHICA FIGURAL VESSELS, the first with left hand in lap, wearing cloak with tassels, turban with projecting knot, painted overall in cream and reddish-brown pigment; the second representing a dwarf with hands on knees, wearing tunic and incised turban, painted overall in tan and reddish-brown-first: 9¼in. (23.5cm.); second: 8¼in. (21.5cm.) high (2)
Details
TWO MIDDLE MOCHICA FIGURAL VESSELS, the first with left hand in lap, wearing cloak with tassels, turban with projecting knot, painted overall in cream and reddish-brown pigment; the second representing a dwarf with hands on knees, wearing tunic and incised turban, painted overall in tan and reddish-brown-first: 9¼in. (23.5cm.); second: 8¼in. (21.5cm.) high (2)
Provenance
Sotheby's New York, sale 5336, lots 229 and 231
Exhibited
NY World's Fair, 1964-5