Moche Pottery Stirrup Vessel w/ Owl & Mice

Pre-Columbian, North Coast of Peru, Moche, Phase IV, ca. 450 to 700 CE. A hand-built pottery stirrup vessel with an owl seated atop a convex, beige-hued base that is painted with large black mice running to the right. Size: 6.2" L x 5.2" W x 7.75" H (15.7 cm x 13.2 cm x 19.7 cm)

Provenance: private S.S. collection, Los Angeles, California, USA, before 2010; ex-Lost World Antiquities, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; ex-Bill Freeman, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, between 1970 and 2000

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#185121
Condition Report: Restoration to handle bases and portions of owl, with resurfacing and overpainting along new material and break lines. Abrasions and fading to pigment, otherwise in nice condition. Great presentation.