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Moche (Peru), 500 AD - 700 AD, ritual vase, orange ware vessel.
About this Item: Offered is a crisply molded …
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Moche (Peru), 500 AD - 700 AD, ritual vase, orange ware vessel.
About this Item: Offered is a crisply molded orange ware vessel is 8" high, slip painted black and buff remnants, some burnishing, fired with some sporadic areas of flash causing black-gray marks. Decorated scenes of a religious ceremony, featured at the center appears a warrior priest or shaman carried by two litter-bearers; depicted are anthropomorphic figures such as fanged felines, snakes, frogs, and birds. The animals are molded in high relief and draped across the vessel; noted differences in repeated scene on both sides (e.g. alternate figures and change of animation effects). Great example, with highly burnished slip and good mineral deposits.
Provenance: Ex Richard and Edith Dunlap Collection.
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- Dimensions
- 6.5ʺW × 5ʺD × 8ʺH
- Styles
- Rustic
- Period
- 15th Century & Earlier
- Country of Origin
- Peru
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Clay
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Burnt Orange
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