Moche Pottery Vessel - In Shape of Conch Shell
**Originally Listed At $400**
Pre-Columbian, Peru (North Coast), Moche Culture, ca. 100 to 700 CE. A charming ceramic vessel in the form of a conch shell. This vessel is probably meant to symbolize the conch shells used as trumpets by the Moche. There were no stringed instruments in South America prior to European contact, but they did have a multitude of wind and percussion instruments. They were played in large ceremonies, perhaps relating to warfare, in tandem with other instruments. To hear what they might have sounded like, there are some links to recorded tracks to an experimental archaeology project to recreate the sounds of the Moche. Size: 4.7" W x 6.5" H (11.9 cm x 16.5 cm)
Provenance: private southwestern Pennsylvania, USA collection
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#144742
Condition Report: Intact, with nicely preserved pigment and light deposits on surface.
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**Originally Listed At $400**
Pre-Columbian, Peru (North Coast), Moche Culture, ca. 100 to 700 CE. A charming ceramic vessel in the form of a conch shell. This vessel is probably meant to symbolize the conch shells used as trumpets by the Moche. There were no stringed instruments in South America prior to European contact, but they did have a multitude of wind and percussion instruments. They were played in large ceremonies, perhaps relating to warfare, in tandem with other instruments. To hear what they might have sounded like, there are some links to recorded tracks to an experimental archaeology project to recreate the sounds of the Moche. Size: 4.7" W x 6.5" H (11.9 cm x 16.5 cm)
Provenance: private southwestern Pennsylvania, USA collection
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#144742
Condition Report: Intact, with nicely preserved pigment and light deposits on surface.
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