Moche Painted Pottery Stirrup Jar with Crouching Figure

Comprising: one D-section with tall peaked headdress; one with bulb eyes and pierced ears; one wearing a hood with detailed crest; each in a card tray with collector's label. 47.7 grams total, 30-47 mm



From the old private Pre-Columbian collection of a retired UK gentleman; his collection formed in the 1990s from much earlier collections. Some of his collection was acquired from the private collection of Wayne Leicht, who acquired the specimens from the estate sale of John Dewar, a previous curator at the Southwest Museum, William S. Hart Museum, and Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Each one accompanied by an identification card: ‘Pre-Columbian Terracotta Figure / Jalisco / West Mexico / poss. BC100-AD600’.

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. 471 grams, 15 cm



Franziska Gassner (1907-2005), Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany, assembled between 1945 and 1980.

Modelled in the half-round standing figure in a knee-length skirt with collar and arm-rings; finely modelled facial and other detailing; mounted on a custom-made stand. 103 grams total, 11.9 cm including stand



From the old private Pre-Columbian collection of a retired UK gentleman; his collection formed in the 1990s from much earlier collections. Some of his collection was acquired from the private collection of Wayne Leicht, who acquired the specimens from the estate sale of John Dewar, a previous curator at the Southwest Museum, William S. Hart Museum, and Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Accompanied by an identification card: ‘Pre-Columbian Terracotta Figure / Jalisco / West Mexico / poss. BC100-AD600’.