Moche Culture 100 AD-700 AD
Stirrup vessel with molusque painted, Circa. 300 - 600 AD
Ceramic
27.5 cm high
10 7/8 in. high
618 grams
10 7/8 in. high
618 grams
MOC0012
Copyright of Paul Hughes Fine Arts
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A bichrome ceramic stirrup vessel decorated with a frieze of geometric motifs to the lower body, circumferential band above a conch shell around the shoulder.
A bichrome ceramic stirrup vessel decorated with a frieze of geometric motifs to the lower body, circumferential band above a conch shell around the shoulder.
Publications
Pimental, V. Peru, Kingdoms of the Sun and the Moon, 5 Continents, 2013, p. 104, for a discussion on the importance of spondylus shells in Andean culture and possibility trade in exotic items from Ecuador.Join our mailing list
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