Mochica Ceramic Straight-neck bottle with a side handle decorated with a marine scene and two crustaceans. - 20 cm
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Selected by Ruth Garrido Vila
Directed the Ifergan Collection Museum, specialising in Phoenician and Mediterranean archaeology.
Estimate € 1,400 - € 1,700
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Mochica culture ceramic bottle with a straight neck and lateral handle, 20 cm high, 17 cm wide and 15 cm deep, dating to 600–700 CE, decorated with a marine mythological scene and two crustaceans, in brown earthenware with a polychrome glaze.
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Bottle with a side handle decorated with a mythological marine scene and two crustaceans
A figure is seated on a boat (caballito de totora) whose prow and stern depict a feline head. Under the boat there appear a human leg and a fish fin. The torso is facing front while the face is in profile; the man raises his arms and in each hand holds a rope whose ends are heads that are half feline and half serpent. A fishing net is suspended beneath his legs. Two crustaceans in relief frame the scene.
Brown terra-cotta with polychrome decoration
Moche culture, Peru, AD 600-700
Condition: good with chips on the handle and the neck
Provenance:
- Purchased in October 2020 at auction in Paris
- Former French private collection, 1980s
Shipping within the European Union
Bottle with a side handle decorated with a mythological marine scene and two crustaceans
A figure is seated on a boat (caballito de totora) whose prow and stern depict a feline head. Under the boat there appear a human leg and a fish fin. The torso is facing front while the face is in profile; the man raises his arms and in each hand holds a rope whose ends are heads that are half feline and half serpent. A fishing net is suspended beneath his legs. Two crustaceans in relief frame the scene.
Brown terra-cotta with polychrome decoration
Moche culture, Peru, AD 600-700
Condition: good with chips on the handle and the neck
Provenance:
- Purchased in October 2020 at auction in Paris
- Former French private collection, 1980s
Shipping within the European Union
Details
Culture
Mochica
Century/timeframe
600 - 700 apr.JC
Name of object
Straight-neck bottle with a side handle decorated with a marine scene and two crustaceans.
Acquired from
Auction house
Material
Ceramic
Condition
Good
Height
20 cm
Width
17 cm
Depth
15 cm
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