Moche figure of Ai Apaec, the main deity with snake belt - Peru Pottery Figure - 20 cm
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Selected by Ruth Garrido Vila
Directed the Ifergan Collection Museum, specialising in Phoenician and Mediterranean archaeology.
Estimate € 600 - € 750
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Description from the seller
Pre-Columbian Moche culture.
Northern coastal desert area.
Figural vessel having a stirrup type spout, depicting Ai-Apaec lying on a mountain top.
Ai Apaec or “wrinkled face” is a snake-belted figure and god of the mountains.
He is a mythical character identified in Moche iconography, and probably the main Moche deity.
Time period: ca. 400 - 600 AD
Moche style period IV
Dimensions: 20 cm high
Repaired with damage at the bottom, but stable condition.
Provenance: US auctionhouse Arte Primitivo
Ex. Howard Nowes Gallery 2003
Former private New York collection 1960’s
Comes with a Certificate of Authenticity from Arte Primitivo
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.
Pre-Columbian Moche culture.
Northern coastal desert area.
Figural vessel having a stirrup type spout, depicting Ai-Apaec lying on a mountain top.
Ai Apaec or “wrinkled face” is a snake-belted figure and god of the mountains.
He is a mythical character identified in Moche iconography, and probably the main Moche deity.
Time period: ca. 400 - 600 AD
Moche style period IV
Dimensions: 20 cm high
Repaired with damage at the bottom, but stable condition.
Provenance: US auctionhouse Arte Primitivo
Ex. Howard Nowes Gallery 2003
Former private New York collection 1960’s
Comes with a Certificate of Authenticity from Arte Primitivo
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.
Details
Culture
Moche figure of Ai Apaec, the main deity with snake belt - Peru
Century/ Timeframe
Ca. 400 - 600 AD
Name of object
Figure
Acquired from
Auction house
Year acquired
2025
Material
Pottery
Country acquired from
United States
Condition
Repaired
Previous owner acquired from
Antique market
Height
20 cm
Previous owner - year acquired
1990
Previous owner - country acquired from
United States
I verify that I have obtained this object legally and that I am allowed to sell it
Yes
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