Bidding Information:
Lot# & Name.........: 125. Moche V Fineline Painted Stirrup Vessel
Estimate...............: $8,500-$9,500
Category...............: Pre-Columbian Art
Sub Category........: Moche, Nazca, etc.
Culture or Country.:
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Period..................: Ca. 500 A.D.
Size.....................:
8-1/2”H.
Fine-line elaborately decorated vessel with stirrup spout
depicting the running crab clan warrior. Painted on opposing sides in negative
or reverse coloration, representing duality. Crab like anthropomorphic being,
with a ferocious jaguar mask in the center, surrounded by sea birds, suns and
octopus. Some paint loss to the upper portion of the spout. A few repaired
breaks in the body with restoration over the breaklines, an area of restoration
on the foot rim. Rare to find an example this nice.