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Moche V bottle with linear designs from Peru

An excellent Moche V bottle with linear designs from Peru, c. AD 550 - 700. This fine vessel is decorated with three registers of wave designs, which are important water related fertility symbols. The designs are painted in black over a cream slip, with the base of the chamber covered with a burnished mahogany brown section. H: 9 ¾". In excellent condition with good mineral deposits. Ex East Coast Museum Deaccession.

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