






Moche Culture 100 AD-700 AD
Stirrup with molusque and San Pedro cactus, Circa. 400 - 600 AD
Ceramic
22 cm high
8 5/8 in.
709 grams
8 5/8 in.
709 grams
MOC0010
Copyright of Paul Hughes Fine Arts
Further images
A bichrome ceramic stirrup vessel, the body formed as a mountainous backdrop to the San Pedro cacti painted on the front and rear faces; tiers of three and four bulbous...
A bichrome ceramic stirrup vessel, the body formed as a mountainous backdrop to the San Pedro cacti painted on the front and rear faces; tiers of three and four bulbous protrusions likely representing molusc which featured on a number of vessels and Moche murals.
Publications
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.Join our mailing list
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