Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, ca. 200 to 500 CE. A very sweet polychrome pottery effigy vessel depicting a cargador figure who is carrying a jar via a tumpline around his head. His visage is skillfully modeled and painted with almond-shaped eyes, a protruding nose, full closed lips, and fine-line black tattoos/face paint adorning the red cheeks. Fine-line painted curvilinear motifs also grace the area behind one of his ears. The body of the vessel is ovoid in shape with twin pierced lug handles on opposite shoulders, and is painted in red and cream hues with added fine-line black details. A wonderful example from this ancient Peruvian culture. Size: 3.5" L x 2.75" W x 5.25" H (8.9 cm x 7 cm x 13.3 cm)

Provenance: Whisnant Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA acquired over twenty years ago

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#123087

Some expected surface wear with minor paint loss commensurate with age. Inventory number on base.