Moche vessel of a whistling man - Peru - With export license - Ex Kate Kemper collection Pottery Figure vessel
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Directed the Ifergan Collection Museum, specialising in Phoenician and Mediterranean archaeology.
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Moche figure vessel in pottery depicting a whistling man with raised arm, ca. 450–700 AD, in good condition, from an auction house, with export license, formerly in the Kate Kemper collection.
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Description from the seller
Pre-Columbian Moche culture.
Northern coastal desert area.
Figural vessel depicting a whistling man with raised arm.
Whistling in Moche culture is usually associated with a way of contacting the dead souls in the afterlife.
Time period: ca. 300 - 500 AD
Moche style period IV
Dimensions: 18 cm high
Old collection labels at bottom.
Provenance: purchased at auction in Tel Aviv.
With Israeli export license (see copy)
Former Kate Kemper Collection, Switzerland, created between 1940's and 1980's
Kemper collection number K45 at bottom.
Donated to "The Museum of Islamic Art", Jerusalem, during 1970's.
Purchased by well known collector Yossef Maiman 1991.
Estate of Yossef Maiman.
Literature: Makowski, Krzystof, Rosenzweif, Alfredo, Diaz Jimenes, Maria Jesus -
Offerings for the Afterlife - Peruvian Pottery from the Maiman Collection, Kal Press LTD, Israel, 2006., p. 158
The Seller can prove that the lot was obtained legally , provenance statement seen by Catawiki.
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Pre-Columbian Moche culture.
Northern coastal desert area.
Figural vessel depicting a whistling man with raised arm.
Whistling in Moche culture is usually associated with a way of contacting the dead souls in the afterlife.
Time period: ca. 300 - 500 AD
Moche style period IV
Dimensions: 18 cm high
Old collection labels at bottom.
Provenance: purchased at auction in Tel Aviv.
With Israeli export license (see copy)
Former Kate Kemper Collection, Switzerland, created between 1940's and 1980's
Kemper collection number K45 at bottom.
Donated to "The Museum of Islamic Art", Jerusalem, during 1970's.
Purchased by well known collector Yossef Maiman 1991.
Estate of Yossef Maiman.
Literature: Makowski, Krzystof, Rosenzweif, Alfredo, Diaz Jimenes, Maria Jesus -
Offerings for the Afterlife - Peruvian Pottery from the Maiman Collection, Kal Press LTD, Israel, 2006., p. 158
The Seller can prove that the lot was obtained legally , provenance statement seen by Catawiki.
Important information. The seller guarantees that he is entitled to ship this lot.
The seller will take care that any necessary permits will be arranged.
The seller will inform the buyer about this if this takes more than a few days.
#ExclusiveCabinetofCuriosities
Details
Culture
Moche vessel of a whistling man - Peru - With export license - Ex Kate Kemper collection
Century/ Timeframe
Ca. 450 - 700 AD
Name of object
Figure vessel
Acquired from
Auction house
Material
Pottery
Condition
Good
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