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Moche Ai-Apec Deity Vessel. Moche.

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Moche Ai-Apec Deity Vessel. Moche. . Size 9 3/4 inches high x 6 inches wide. molded salmon-pink pottery figural vessel depicting the enthroned deity Ai-Apec, holding a jaguar in his left arm and a bird clinging over a human in his right arm. Wearing a jaguar headdress. Expressive facial features having large concentric ring eyes and a wide fanged mouth. Double headed snakes over his lap. Painted white details. A 1” v-shape piece reattached in the rim, otherwise intact. Estate of David Sheridan, Branchburg, NJ., acquired 1950â€™s to early 2000â€™s, by descent to family.

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Moche Ai-Apec Deity Vessel. Moche.

Name: Moche Ai-Apec Deity Vessel. Moche.
SKU: 126467637
Price: 400 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $50 - $100

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