Pre-columbian Volcanic ash vase - 21.5 cm
No. 83858655
Pre-Columbian. Moche Kneeling Priest Ceramic Vessel With Spanish Import License. Published.
No. 83858655
Pre-Columbian. Moche Kneeling Priest Ceramic Vessel With Spanish Import License. Published.
Rare moche bychome stirrup-spout effigy bottle of Kneeling Priest, dressed with poncho and holding a large staff, Late Moche, Peru, 450-700 CE
Height: 23,00 cm
Condition: Restoration over fracture line on the base of the cylindrical spout, otherwise good condition.
Provenance: Jean Pierre Cottier and Fiorella Cottier-Angeli, Geneva, Switzerland. Purchased by Yossef Maiman between 2000-2008. 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. 159
Notes:
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany this lot. The piece will include spanish export license for the European Union. If the piece goes outside the European Union a new export license will be requested. This process can take between 2 and 4 weeks.
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