Lot 51664

An Effigy Bow: Nude Female, Early Moche, Peru, 100-450 CE

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An Effigy Bow: Nude Female, Early Moche, Peru, 100-450 CE

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An Effigy Bow: Nude Female, Early Moche, Peru, 100-450 CE

Ritual double-bottomed vessel for drinking or pouring liquids. The vulva, anis , navel and two additional openings of the presented nude female constitute holes to the chamber of the vessel inside her body.

Height: 7.5 cm; max diameter: 21.5 cm

For more details on this lot refer to the following number in the link: num 70, p. 98( https://issuu.com/hammersite/docs/offerings_for_the_afterlife?fr=xKAE9_zU1NQ)

Provenance: Jean Pierre Cottier and Fiorella Cottier-Angeli, Geneva, Switzerland. Purchased by Yossef Maiman between 2000-2008. Estate of Yossef Maiman.

Literature: Makowski, Krzystof, Rosenzweif, Alfredo, Diaz Jimenes, Maria Jesus, Offerings for the Afterlife - Peruvian Pottery from the Maiman Collection, Kal Press LTD, Israel, 2006., p. 98

Condition: For a detailed condition report, please contact us at info@hammersite.com

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An Effigy Bow: Nude Female, Early Moche, Peru, 100-450 CE

Name: An Effigy Bow: Nude Female, Early Moche, Peru, 100-450 CE
SKU: 165478958
Price: 800 USD
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