A Stirrup-Spout Effigy Bottle: A Rat Gnawing Maize Cob, Early Moche, Peru, 100-450 CE

A Stirrup-Spout Effigy Bottle: A Rat Gnawing Maize Cob, Early Moche, Peru, 100-450 CE The iconographical theme of a rat gnawing a maize cob is very ancient and probably related to harvest rituals. He

A Stirrup Spout Effigy Bottle: A Condor, Early Moche, Peru, 100-450 CE Representation of a condor, the biggest flying bird of the region, considered the lord of the air and one of the major spirits of

A Stirrup-Spout Effigy Bottle: Human Skull, Early Moche, Peru, 100-450 CE Skeletal figures were frequently depicted in Moche art. They represented the "living dead" who appeared in various r

A Stirrup-Spout Effigy Bottle: A Deity Playing Panpipe, Early Moche, Peru, 100-450 CE The body of the vessel is modeled in the shape of a platform on which the reclining divinity is propped up on his

A Stirrup Spout Effigy Bottle: Squatting Man Holding a Jar, Early Moche, Peru, 100-450 CE Depiction of a crouched man with a small jar resting on his shoulder. The man wears a long tunic, large earplu

A Stirrup-Spout Effigy Bottle: A Representation of a Mythical Feline-Snake, Early Moche, Peru, 100-450 CE Profile representation of a mythical being elaborated in low relief. The creature has an undul

A Stirup-Spout Effigy Bottle: Owl, Early Moche, Peru, 100-450 CE Effigy bottle with a depiction of a stranding barn owl. This mysterious nocturnal bird of prey, frequently shown in Moche art, was prob

A Stirup-Spout Effigy Bottle: Rodent, Early Moche, Peru, 100-450 CE Effigy bottle with a very rare representation of a plains or mountain vizcacha (chinchilla family) depicted in a pose typical of fel

A Stirrup-Spout Bottle: Portrait Vessel, Early Moche, Peru, 100-450 CE Height: 21.7 cm For more details on this lot refer to the following number in the link: num 164, p. 157 (

A Spout-and-Handle Effigy Bottle: Spotted Dog, Early Moche, Peru, 100-450 CE The dog was one of the very few domesticated animals in the Andes. The Moche believed that dogs escorted the dead to the un

A Double Chambered Stirrup-Spout Effigy Jar: A Pair of Toads, Early Moche, Peru, 100-450 CE Height: 14.8 cm For more details on this lot refer to the following number in the link: num 167, 158 (

An Effigy Bottle: Standing Man with a Big Chicha Storage Jar, Early Moche, Peru, 100-450 CE Spout-and-handle effigy bottle with a representation of a well-dressed standing male tasting or drinking chi

An Stirrup-Spout Effigy Bottle: Monkey, Late Moche, Peru, 450-700 CE Height: 22.2 cm For more details on this lot refer to the following number in the link: num 173, p. 158 (

A Stirrup-Spout Effigy Bottle: Loaded Llama, Late Moche, Peru, 450-700 CE Height: 21.9 cm For more details on this lot refer to the following number in the link: num 184, p. 159 (

A Stirrup-Spout Effigy Bottle: Kneeling Priest, Late Moche, Peru, 450-700 CE Height: 22.9 cm For more details on this lot refer to the following number in the link: num 179, p. 159 (

A Spout-and-Handle Effigy Jar: Duck, Early Moche, Peru, 100-450 CE Height: 15.6 cm For more details on this lot refer to the following number in the link: num 168, p. 158 (

A Stirrup-Spout Effigy Bottle: Classic "Portrait Vessel", Late Moche, Peru, 450-700 CE The man represented in the vessel has an elaborate cloth headdress decorated with geometrical motifs. His has and

A Coiled Trumpet: Mythical Animal Effigy, Early Moche, Peru, 100-450 CE Trumpet with zoomorphic representation of a mythical being with characteristics of a feline, a box and a body of a snake. Heigh

A Hand Effigy Vessel, Early Moche, Peru, 100-450 CE Effigy vessel modeled in the shape of a clenched human hand with bracelet. Isolated arms and legs were frequently depicted in Andean art and made of

A Stirrup Spout Bottle: Recumbent Fawn, Moche, Peru, 450-700 CE Height: 15.4 cm Provenance: Jean Pierre Cottier and Fiorella Cottier-Angeli, Geneva, Switzerland. Purchased by Yossef Maiman between 20

A Fineline Painted Stirrup-Spout Bottle Ornamented with Mythological Animals, Moche, Peru, 450-700 CE Height: 25.7 cm Provenance: Jean Pierre Cottier and Fiorella Cottier-Angeli, Geneva, Switzerland.

A Spout-and-Handle Effigy Bottle: Owl, Late Moche, Peru, 450-700 CE Height: 20 cm For more details on this lot refer to the following number in the link: num 182, p. 159 (

A Fineline Painted Stirrup-Spout Bottle: Representation of Two Mythical Dragons, Late Moche, Peru, 450-700 CE Two depictions of a hybrid animal with feline-fox head, pelage and clawed paws characteris

A Spout and Stirrup Effigy Bottle: Two Figures Seated on an Urn, Moche, Peru, 200-500 CE Height: 17.7 cm Provenance: Jean Pierre Cottier and Fiorella Cottier-Angeli, Geneva, Switzerland. Purchased by