Moche Pottery Jaguar Headed Trumpet
Moche Pottery Jaguar Headed Trumpet
Moche Pottery Jaguar Headed Trumpet
Moche Pottery Jaguar Headed Trumpet
Moche Pottery Jaguar Headed Trumpet
Moche Pottery Jaguar Headed Trumpet
Moche Pottery Jaguar Headed Trumpet
Moche Pottery Jaguar Headed Trumpet
Moche Pottery Jaguar Headed Trumpet
Moche Pottery Jaguar Headed Trumpet
Moche Pottery Jaguar Headed Trumpet
Moche Pottery Jaguar Headed Trumpet
Moche Pottery Jaguar Headed Trumpet
Moche Pottery Jaguar Headed Trumpet
Moche Pottery Jaguar Headed Trumpet
Moche Pottery Jaguar Headed Trumpet
Moche Pottery Jaguar Headed Trumpet
Moche Pottery Jaguar Headed Trumpet
Moche Pottery Jaguar Headed Trumpet
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Moche Pottery Jaguar Headed Trumpet

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Phase IV, Circa 450 to 550 A.D.

A natural pink-buff pottery jaguar formed musical instrument from the ancient new world.  This ingenious trumpet has a large loop form, tapered stem terminating with an open mouthed toothy jaguar head at front.  Head painted with cream color slip and a double band on the neck. Scattered mineral deposits and root marks on the surface.

Size: 12-5/8 inches Length + custom mount.

Reference: Ferdinand Anton’s Art of Ancient Peru #110, Disselhoff ‘s Vida en el Antiguo Peru, pg. 102 for near exact match (ears applied differently), Donnan Moche Art of Peru 168, Donnan Ceramics of Ancient Peru 99, and A Glipse of Nazca and Moche Pottery of Ancient Peru in the India National Museum New Delhi #11.

Provenance: Private DC. collection. Ex. Private Nevada collection, ex. Harmer Rooke Galleries, NYC., early 1990’s. Ex. Beckmann collection, Germany. Collection # HR.01.16. Exhibited at Marjorie Barrick Museum, UNLV, 1990’s.

A rare type.

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