Moche Culture 100 AD-700 AD
Stirrup with Molusque and San Pedro Cactus, circa 400 - 600 AD
Ceramic
height 22 cm
height 8 5/8 in
height 8 5/8 in
MOC0010
Copyright of Paul Hughes Fine Arts
Further images
A bichrome ceramic stirrup vessel, its body formed as a mountainous backdrop to San Pedro cacti painted on the front and rear faces, set with tiers of three and four...
A bichrome ceramic stirrup vessel, its body formed as a mountainous backdrop to San Pedro cacti painted on the front and rear faces, set with tiers of three and four bulbous protrusions likely representing molluscs — a motif that also features on a number of other vessels and in Moche murals.
Exhibitions
Somewhere to Hang Your Hat, Oscar Humphries, London, 2023.Literature
Cf. Berrin, K. ed., The Spirit of Ancient Peru, Treasures From The Museo Arqueologico Rafael Larco Herrera, Thames And Hudson, 1998, p.119, for similar example.Join our mailing list
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