Bichrome Moche Effigy Jar - Ai Apaec

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. 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 of Peru, Moche, ca. 400 to 800 CE. A hand-built pottery jar of sizable form depicting Ai Apec (also Ai Apaec), the traditional primary deity of the Mochica people. Adorned i

Title: Pre-Columbian Moche Ai apaec Snakes Terra Cotta Vessel.Provenance: from a collection of pre-Columbian/ pre-Columbian manner pottery and artifacts representing several cultures from an American

Title: Pre-Columbian Moche Ai apaec Snakes Terra Cotta Vessel Description:Pre-Columbian Moche Ai apaec Snakes Decorated Terra Cotta Vessel Condition of piece: Ancient, paint is worn arms and stirrup h

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

** A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this lot will benefit The Fowler Museum at UCLA ** Pre-Columbian, Northern Peru, Moche culture, ca. 300 to 500 CE. Very fine molded pottery jar of ovoid f

**Originally Listed At $800** Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche Culture, Phase IV, ca. 500 to 700 CE. A fascinating vessel depicting the hero deity, Ai Apaec, the chief deity of the Moche (Mochic

MOCHE PRISONER EFFIGY JARPeru, pottery jar in the form of a seated prisoner with rope around neck. 10.5" height

Moche pottery Effigy jar, bird form signed Moche "Huaco" (Peru), approx 800-1200 AD. 5 1/4" diam x 6 3/4" h. Condition: good, minor wear

A Zoomorphic Effigy Jar, Moche, Peru, 450-700 CE Height: 17.6 cm Provenance: Jean Pierre Cottier and Fiorella Cottier-Angeli, Geneva, Switzerland. Purchased by Yossef Maiman between 2000-2008. Estate

Pre-Columbian, Peru (North Coast), Moche Culture, Phase IV to V, ca. 500 to 850 CE. Both a bit terrifying and comical, a fine example of one of the classic forms of pre-Columbian pottery - the Moche s

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche II, ca. 100 BCE to 100 CE. A beautiful Moche terracotta vase, its body of a globular form with a gently splayed neck that opens to a wide rim, finely decorated w

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, ca. 400 to 700 CE. A mesmerizing mold-made storage vessel with a serpentine motif. The jar rests on a flat base, and the elongated body is molded into billowing

An Effigy Jar: Prisoner, Moche, Peru, 200-500 CE Height: 29 cm Provenance: Kemper Collection, Switzerland. Donated to "The Museum of Islamic Art", Jerusalem, during 1970's. Purchased

An Effigy Jar: Prisoner, Moche, Peru, 200-500 CE Height: 29 cm Provenance: Kemper Collection, Switzerland. Donated to "The Museum of Islamic Art", Jerusalem, during 1970's. Purchased

A Large Effigy Jar: Toad, Moche, Peru, 200 - 500 CE Height: 20.5 cm Provenance: Kemper Collection, Switzerland. Donated to "The Museum of Islamic Art", Jerusalem, during 1970's. Purch

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, 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

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 (

Pre-Columbian, North/Central Coast of Peru, late Moche to Chimu, perhaps Huaylas/Santa, ca. 600 to 1000 CE. A mold-formed pottery vessel depicting the primary Moche god Ai Apec (also Ai Apaec) seated

A Spouted Effigy Jar: Seated Priest, Late Moche, Peru, 450-700 CE Height: 25 cm For more details on this lot refer to the following number in the link: num 181, p. 159 (

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

**Originally Listed At $500** Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, phase IV, ca. 500 to 700 CE. Way before action hero and adventure movies, some of the best rivalries were depicted on Moche potter