Lot 0035

Similar Sale History

Sold

Realistic Moche Pottery Portrait Vessel, ex-Sotheby's: Pre-Columbian, Peru, Moche III, ca 350 to 500 CE. An excellent realistic portrait vessel, showing a figure with wide eyes, a prominent nose with high nostrils, and a thin-lipped, expressive mouth. The

2016Realistic Moche Pottery Portrait Vessel, ex-Sotheby'sSee Sold Price

Sold

Maya Pottery Portrait Vessel w/ Glyphs: Pre-Columbian, Mexico and northern Central America, Maya Territories, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A wonderful pottery portrait vessel displaying a wide hip, a gently narrowed neck, a

2021Maya Pottery Portrait Vessel w/ GlyphsSee Sold Price

Sold

Colima Pottery Portrait Vessel w/ Helmet: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built and highly burnished pottery vessel in the shape of a portrait head. The vessel exhibits a slightly convex but stable base, a he

2021Colima Pottery Portrait Vessel w/ HelmetSee Sold Price

Sold

Moche Pottery Portrait Vessel w/ Extending Arm & Hand: Pre-Columbian, Peru, Moche III to Moche IV (Classic Period), ca. 450 to 650 CE. A wonderful pottery portrait vessel featuring a narrow base, a bulbous body with an extending arm and hand, and an annul

2022Moche Pottery Portrait Vessel w/ Extending Arm & HandSee Sold Price

Sold

Moche Pottery Portrait Vessel - Smiling Human Face: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, ca. 400 CE. A fascinating portrait vessel depicting a smiling human face with an expressive visage comprised of squinting eyes, thick brows, a protruding nose,

2022Moche Pottery Portrait Vessel - Smiling Human FaceSee Sold Price

Sold

Sican Lambayeque Pottery Vessel - Duck Form: Pre-Columbian, north coast of Peru, Sican / Lambayeque culture, ca. 750 to 1370 CE. This is a beautiful pottery jar in the form of a duck, with a flared, conical spout in the center of its back and a

2016Sican Lambayeque Pottery Vessel - Duck FormSee Sold Price

Sold

Pre-columbian sican lambayeque pottery vessel: Pre-columbian Sican style pottery vessel from Lambayeque, Peru, ca. 700 AD. 7 3/4" height.

2023Pre-columbian sican lambayeque pottery vesselSee Sold Price

Sold

Moche Fineline Stirrup Vessel of a Lord: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, Phase IV to V, ca. 500 to 850 CE. Pottery portrait vessel presenting a naturalistic visage crowned by a headdress with fineline zoomorphic decoration. The stern

2023Moche Fineline Stirrup Vessel of a LordSee Sold Price

Sold

Moche Redware Portrait Vessel - Smiling Face: **Originally Listed At $500** Pre-Columbian, North Coast of Peru, Moche, ca. 500 CE. A hand-built and highly burnished pottery portrait vessel showing an amicable visage whose smile stretches across t

2023Moche Redware Portrait Vessel - Smiling FaceSee Sold Price

Sold

Fierce Moche Pottery Warrior Portrait Vessel w/ TL: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, northern Peru, Moche, Phase III, ca. 400 to 500 CE. A superb portrait vessel created by the Moche culture. The Moche of northern Peru may be the only ancient c

2021Fierce Moche Pottery Warrior Portrait Vessel w/ TLSee Sold Price

Sold

Amusing Moche Pottery Portrait Stirrup Vessel: Pre-Columbian, Northern Peru, Moche III, ca. 400 to 600 CE. Hard not to smile when you see this happy fellow! Pottery stirrup spouted vessel depicting the head of a dignitary. Strong facial features,

2016Amusing Moche Pottery Portrait Stirrup VesselSee Sold Price

Sold

Inca Burnished Pottery Spouted Portrait Vessel: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Peru, Inca Empire, ca. 1438 to 1533 CE. A fine example of a hand-built and highly burnished pottery vessel featuring the portrait of a distinguished individual

2022Inca Burnished Pottery Spouted Portrait VesselSee Sold Price

Sold

Fine Moche I Pottery Portrait Stirrup Vessel: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche I, ca. 200 CE. An impressive early Moche, Moche I to be precise, portrait vessel presenting a naturalistic visage comprised of almond-shaped eyes, protruding nos

2016Fine Moche I Pottery Portrait Stirrup VesselSee Sold Price

Sold

Sican Lambayeque Pottery Whistle Vessel w/ Bird: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Sican/Lambayeque culture, ca. 750 to 1370 CE. An impressive hand-built whistle vessel comprised of 4 gourd-shaped chambers with a towering, conical spout rising from o

2021Sican Lambayeque Pottery Whistle Vessel w/ BirdSee Sold Price

Sold

Pre-columbian Lambayeque Pottery Blackware Vessel: Pre-columbian Lambayeque Pottery Blackware Vessel from the North coast of Peru, ca. 800 to 1500 A.D. Attractive pottery stirrup vessel in the form of a resting coati mundi. Nice burnished surface and

2018Pre-columbian Lambayeque Pottery Blackware VesselSee Sold Price

Sold

Moche Pottery Tattooed Portrait Head Vessel, TL Tested: Pre-Columbian, north coast Peru, Moche, Phase III to IV, ca. 350 to 700 CE. A wonderful pottery stirrup vessel in the form of a portrait head with prominent face tattoos embellishing the chin, upper l

2024Moche Pottery Tattooed Portrait Head Vessel, TL TestedSee Sold Price

Item Details

Description

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Lambayeque, ca. 700 to 1200 CE. A hand-built and russet-hued pottery portrait vessel depicting a head with almond-shaped eyes and a decorated cap held on his elongated forehead with a chin strap. Size: 6.875" L x 6.125" W x 7.8" H (17.5 cm x 15.6 cm x 19.8 cm)

Provenance: private southern California, USA collection, acquired August 2005; ex-Arte Xibalba, Osprey, Florida, USA

All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.

A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.

We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.

#186213

Condition

Professional repair and restoration to top of handle, with resurfacing and overpainting along new material and break lines. Fading to cap decorations, with abrasions and scattered pitting, otherwise in great condition. Nice preservation to facial features.