MOCHE CERAMIC STIRRUP-SPOUT VESSEL
Ca. AD 100 - 800 > A Moche ceramic stirrup-spout vessel with a rounded body, arched tubular handle and upright cylindrical spout. The exterior is decorated with a broad contrasting geometric motif.The stirrup spout is a characteristic north-coast Peruvian vessel form, joining an arched handle to a single opening. Moche potters used the vessel's body as a field for modelling and painting. >>Size: 260mm x 160mm; Weight: 840g > Provenance: Ex. Private German Collection of O. Schwarzw?lder; Ex Ketterer Auction 149, 1990, Munich, Lot 91. >This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. >
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Ca. AD 100 - 800 > A Moche ceramic stirrup-spout vessel with a rounded body, arched tubular handle and upright cylindrical spout. The exterior is decorated with a broad contrasting geometric motif.The stirrup spout is a characteristic north-coast Peruvian vessel form, joining an arched handle to a single opening. Moche potters used the vessel's body as a field for modelling and painting. >>Size: 260mm x 160mm; Weight: 840g > Provenance: Ex. Private German Collection of O. Schwarzw?lder; Ex Ketterer Auction 149, 1990, Munich, Lot 91. >This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. >