Αρχαίος Συλλογή από δύο χαλκού Moche όρθιους πολεμιστές ή φιγούρες-φύλακες σε προφίλ (μάσκα, σώμα, χέρια, - 16 cm

COLLECTION OF 2 IMPORTANT MOCHE COPPER STANDING GUARDIAN FIGURES IN PROFILE

Fig. A.
Moche Copper Standing Warrior in Profile, Dangles Necklace Figure, (Mask, Body, Arms, Legs) 200-500AD

Fig. B.
Moche Copper Standing Warrior in Profile, Owl Necklace Figure, (Mask, Body, Arms, Legs) 200-500AD

CULTURE
Moche Culture, Lambayeque Valley.
North Coast of Peru.
Circa 200-500 AD.

PERIOD
Circa 200 AD to 500 AD.

MEASUREMENTS
Circa 16,0 cm height.
Circa 14,0 cm width.
Circa 1,0 cm depth.

WEIGHT
Circa 00,00 gram.

MATERIAL
Copper.

CONDITION
Expected surface wear with minor patina loss, consistent with age. The copper alloy has developed a beautiful patina over the years.

PROVENANCE
Acquired before 1960, private Los Angeles County, California, USA.
Collection Pedro Cassinelli, Spain, acquired ca. 1980 thence by decent and sold by decent ca. 2010.
With Mr. Haine, Redondo Beach, California, United States, ca. 2010 to ca. 2017.
Acquired USA art market, from the above, ca. 2017 to the present.

DESCRIPTION
Collection of 3 small but important, Moche copper standing warriors or guardian figures in profile, (mask, body, arms, legs), from the North Coast of Peru. These smaller figures composed of individual relief parts, including legs, arms, mask, and chest plaques.

Hand-carved, hammered, and modeled from a copper alloy. It depicts a figure constructed from several separate parts. The arms, legs, and chest of the guardian figure are curved in a beautifully stylized, angular manner. This ensemble covered a sarcophagus of reed and leather for an elite individual. The small holes on the edges were used to sew the figure to the sarcophagus. This work is among the rare examples known to date that are in a remarkable state of preservation, without restoration or reworking.

Moche copper burial artifacts like these were laid over / incorporated into mummy bundles of the face of important members of the Moche society.

CATALOGUE NOTES
For a similar example: "Cobre Del Antiguo Peru", Jose Antonio De La Valle, Coleccion Apu, no. 37, Lima 1998.


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