Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, Phase III to IV, ca. 400 to 700 CE. An attractive stirrup vessel, hand-built from blackware pottery, that features a pair of fierce jaguar heads with intertwined serpentine bodies forming the vessel's main chamber. The highly burnished vessel exhibits a planar base, a relatively spherical body accentuated with deep spiraling grooves, a stirrup-shaped handle, and a gently corseted spout. Each jaguar head is intricately detailed with almond-shaped eyes, a pair of perky, backswept ears, stout muzzles, and rows of incised teeth. Size: 4.6" W x 6.9" H (11.7 cm x 17.5 cm)
Provenance: ex-Ashland University Museum, Ashland, Ohio, USA, donated to Ashland University between July 1994 to December 1998
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance),
we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#166341
Condition
Repair and restoration to top half of handle, with resurfacing and overpainting along new material and break lines. Minor abrasions to base. Great preservation to jaguar heads.