Moche Pottery Portrait Head Vessel
Moche Pottery Portrait Head Vessel
Moche Pottery Portrait Head Vessel
Moche Pottery Portrait Head Vessel
Moche Pottery Portrait Head Vessel
Moche Pottery Portrait Head Vessel
Moche Pottery Portrait Head Vessel
Moche Pottery Portrait Head Vessel
Moche Pottery Portrait Head Vessel
Moche Pottery Portrait Head Vessel Moche Pottery Portrait Head Vessel Moche Pottery Portrait Head Vessel Moche Pottery Portrait Head Vessel

Moche Pottery Portrait Head Vessel

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North Coast, Peru ca. 300 to 700 AD

Redware vessel in the form of a human head, open at the crown. Straight fringe of hair incised in vertical strokes above a raised band, almond eyes outlined in cream slip, prominent nose, downturned mouth, circular ear ornaments in cream. Drinking vessels of this type were used in daily life and given as gifts to align political ideologies. Surface wear, cream slip partly lost.

Size: 4 inches (10.2 cm) H. x 5 inches (12.7 cm) W. x 4 inches (10.2 cm) D.
Provenance Dr Henry Cherrick

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