Peruvian Moche Bi-chrome Owl Effigy Vessel

Pre-Columbian Northern Peruvian Moche III figural stirrup vessel, AD 400-800, executed in terracotta, finely formed depiction of an owl with bichrome decoration, stirrup spout to the rear, 7"h x 6.5"w

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, Phase IV, ca. 500 to 650 CE. A charming stirrup vessel, hand-built from pottery, in the form of a seated owl. Highly burnished and adorned with soft cream and c

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche III-IV, ca. 200 CE. Something’s fishy about this piece? Seriously fishy! The Moche were avid fisherman who garnered this abundant food source from the coastal

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche III, ca. 100 to 200 CE. A simple yet elegant jaguar effigy stirrup vessel in a bichrome finish with the red jaguar's body sprawled atop the white, near-spherical

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Moche ca. 400 to 700 CE. Large and detailed pottery jar in the form of a regal owl. Body covered with cream feathers over brick-red background. His facial expression is one of the

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche III-IV, ca. 500 CE. A fabulous frog effigy stirrup vessel of an endearingly expressive form with bulging eyes, slit mouth, and legs poised to leap. The surface i

Pre-Columbian, Peru (North Coast), Moche Culture, Phase III, ca. 350 to 550 CE. An impressive mold-made bi-chrome terracotta vessel in the form of an owl warrior holding a mace and a shield, presentin

**Originally Listed At $1500** Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche 4, classic period, ca. 400 to 500 CE. Perfect for any fan of the macabre - a bichrome pottery effigy stirrup vessel representing t

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, ca. 100 BCE to 100 CE. An impressively rendered ceramic vessel depicting Ai Apaec, the supreme deity of the Moche peoples, standing before or perhaps emerging f

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche II, ca. 100 BCE to 100 CE. A wonderful bichrome vessel depicting Ai Apaec, the supreme deity of the Moche peoples, holding an intimidating club and wearing an im

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, ca. 400 to 600 CE. A hand-built and highly burnished pottery vessel depicting a jaguar seated on thick haunches at it rears up its head and torso to hold both f

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, Phase II, ca. 250 to 400 CE. A charming pottery vessel presenting a flat base and spherical body topped with a high arching stirrup spout and a petite figure in

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, Phase II, ca. 250 to 400 CE. A charming pottery vessel presenting a flat base and spherical body topped with a high arching stirrup spout and a petite figure in

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, Phase III, ca. 350 to 550 CE. A unique bichrome stirrup vessel in the form of the deity Ai Apec as a turtle. The god has anthropomorphic and reptilian elements

Originally listed at $250 Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, ca. 400 CE. A lovely bichrome pottery vessel representing a cherimoya (also spelled chirimoya and chirimuya) - a succulent fruit nati

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, Phase III to Phase IV, ca. 400 to 600 CE. A classic bi-chrome stirrup vessel decorated with a rolling two-tiered tidal wave. The vessel's playful design is deli

Pre-Columbian, Northern Peru, Moche II, ca. 300 to 400 CE. Very attractive pottery stirrup vessel - jar used to store water and chicha with the spout shaped so it can be attached to one's belt. Vessel

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, Period III, ca. 350 to 550 CE. A charming pottery stirrup vessel in the form of a jaguar, hand-painted with a spotted back and striped tail and limbs. Seated wi

Pre-Columbian, Peru (North Coast), Moche Culture, ca. 100 to 700 CE. A fascinating, intact example of one of the classic forms of pre-Columbian pottery - the Moche stirrup vessel, in the form of an an

Pre-Columbian, North Coast of Peru, Moche, Phase IV, ca. 400 to 650 CE. A hand-built and highly burnished vessel depicting a seated merchant offering one of his wares: a grid-patterned tunic. The vess

Pre-Columbian, Northern Peru, Moche, ca. 400 to 600 CE. A fine portrait vessel depicting an elite member of the tribe, a rather youthful male with large, almond-shaped eyes with painted pupils, a rema

Pre-Columbian, Peru (North Coast), Moche Culture, ca. 100 to 700 CE. A large, mold-made pottery vessel in the form of a sweet, smiling sea lion. He has a well-rendered, naturalistic face capped by a s

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, Phase IV, ca. 450 to 550 CE. A splendid hand-built pottery stirrup vessel with a bichrome finish in hues of umber and cream that displays a fascinating avian ic

**Originally Listed At $500** Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche V, ca. 600 to 800 CE. A hand-built and highly-burnished pottery vessel with a planar base, globular body, rounded shoulders, a wide