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LOT 2412
Moche Painted Pottery Stirrup Jar with Crouching Figure
CIRCA 200-500 A.D.
5 7/8 in. (471 grams, 15 cm).
Stirrup jar comprising a cuboid body with a crouching figure above wearing a segmented collar and a low pillbox cap; to the rear of the handle, an integrally modelled monkey.
ProvenanceFranziska Gassner (1907-2005), Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany, assembled between 1945 and 1980.
LiteratureFor a range of ancient Peruvian vessels, see Pimental, V., Peru, Kingdoms of the Sun and the Moon, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, 2012, 5 Continents, Milan.
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LOT 2412
Moche Painted Pottery Stirrup Jar with Crouching Figure
Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
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