Moche (Mochica) pottery bi-chrome figural stirrup vessel, seated dignitary with coca bag, ca. 100–500 AD
Moche stirrup vessel, alternate hero angle showing full effigy figure and stirrup handle
Moche stirrup vessel, close view of face with rounded dome cap and orejeras
Moche stirrup vessel, side view showing painted step-fret tunic bands
Moche stirrup vessel, back view showing molded coca bag slung on cords
Moche stirrup vessel, detail of stirrup spout and Andean facial features
Moche (Mochica) pottery bi-chrome figural stirrup vessel, seated dignitary with coca bag, ca. 100–500 AD
Moche stirrup vessel, alternate hero angle showing full effigy figure and stirrup handle
Moche stirrup vessel, close view of face with rounded dome cap and orejeras
Moche stirrup vessel, side view showing painted step-fret tunic bands
Moche stirrup vessel, back view showing molded coca bag slung on cords
Moche stirrup vessel, detail of stirrup spout and Andean facial features
Moche (Mochica) pottery bi-chrome figural stirrup vessel, seated dignitary with coca bag, ca. 100–500 AD
Moche (Mochica) pottery bi-chrome figural stirrup vessel, seated dignitary with coca bag, ca. 100–500 AD Moche stirrup vessel, alternate hero angle showing full effigy figure and stirrup handle Moche stirrup vessel, close view of face with rounded dome cap and orejeras Moche stirrup vessel, side view showing painted step-fret tunic bands Moche stirrup vessel, back view showing molded coca bag slung on cords Moche stirrup vessel, detail of stirrup spout and Andean facial features

Moche (Mochica) Pottery Bi-chrome Figural Stirrup Vessel

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Northern coast of Peru, Early Intermediate Period, circa 100 to 500 AD. 
A lovely painted ceramic stirrup-spout effigy vessel sculpted in the form of a seated dignitary with handsome Andean facial features, wearing a rounded dome cap, circular ear ornaments (orejeras), and subtle cream and red-brown slip facial paint. The figure holds their arms tightly crossed over their chest, adorned with geometric step-fret pattern bands painted along the sleeves and sides of the tunic. He is carrying a painted and molded coca bag slung over his back around his neck on cords.  Attached to the back of the figure is a classic Moche stirrup handle terminating in a thick, upright vertical spout. Functionally, stirrup-spout vessels of this design were utilized as high-status ritual containers and funerary offerings (offrendas) placed inside elite tombs to accompany the deceased into the afterlife and denote social standing or ceremonial role. 

A comparable piece depicting a seated Moche figure with painted tunic details is preserved in the Art Institute of Chicago under reference number 1955.2285 (Stirrup-spout Vessel Depicting a Seated Man, Moche, c. 100–500 AD)
Measuring 7 inches (17.8 cm) in height,
Estate of Rael Gleitsman. MFA Cermaics RISD, Fall River MA  02720, Acquired 1980s.

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