Moche Pottery Stirrup Vessel w/ Mace & Shield

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, Phase IV to V, ca. 500 to 800 CE. A hand-built pottery vessel with a spherical body presented atop a protruding discoid base with a stirrup-shaped handle and a tubular spout projecting from the top. The highly-burnished surface boasts a cream-slipped ground with intricate red-brown motifs painted atop, and the handle and spout are colored with solid red pigment. A series of 8 enclosed panels of triangular and stepped motifs wrap around the body, and atop the body a large dual-headed mace surmounts a wide circular shield decorated with parallel lines and a central roundel. Size: 4.7" W x 9" H (11.9 cm x 22.9 cm).

Provenance: private southwestern Pennsylvania, USA collection, acquired prior to 2000

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Condition Report: Minor abrasions and nicks to base, body, handle, and spout, with fading to original pigmentation, and light overpainting along some painted areas. Light earthen deposits and manganese blooms throughout.