EARLY MOCHICA GREYWARE FIGURAL VESSEL

CA. 300-100 B. C

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EARLY MOCHICA GREYWARE FIGURAL VESSEL
Ca. 300-100 B. C
Seated with hands resting on crossed legs, the physiognomy distinguished by a determined expression with pursed lips and square-shaped chin, hair tied in a plait at the back and surmounted by an incised, domed cap.
Height: 7½ in. (19.2 cm.)

Provenance

Parke-Bernet Galleries, February, 28, 1970, lot 113 (illus.)
Ernst Beyeler, Basel, Switzerland, acquired from the above

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Lot Essay

Cf. Donnan, fig. 13
Figural bottles depicting members of the nobility or warriors are common funerary offerings in high-status Moche burials.

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