Classic Moche III Bichrome Jaguar Effigy Vessel

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, 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-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

**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, 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, 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, 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, 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, ca. 300 to 400 CE. A very expressive polychrome terracotta jaguar effigy vessel, painted in hues of red and cream with black fine-line detailing. Take note of t

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 Peru, Moche III-IV, ca. 200 to 500 CE. A bichrome stirrup vessel, hand painted in beautifully contrasting hues of red and white, that is quite unusual in that it features a

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche III-IV, ca. 200 to 500 CE. A bichrome stirrup vessel, hand painted in beautifully contrasting hues of red and white, that is quite unusual in that it features a

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

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche III-IV, ca. 200 CE. A striking bichrome canteen pottery vessel, featuring a figural head with large, almond-shaped tear-streaming eyes, a prominent circular cap,

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, Phase III-IV, ca. 200 CE. An impressive blackware stirrup vessel depicting a deity or transitioning shaman with both human and stingray features. Moche artists

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, Phase III to IV, ca. 350 to 650 CE. A hand-built pottery vessel in the form of a stylized jaguar laying recumbent with all four legs tucked alongside its muscul

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

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, Phase III to IV, ca. 400 to 700 CE. A magnificent example of a fineline bichrome stirrup vessel, the near spherical body decorated wit

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche III to IV, ca. 400 to 700 CE. A hand-made and highly-burnished pottery vessel with a flat base, a bulbous body with three-dimensional features, and a stirrup-sha

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, Phase III, ca. 300 to 450 CE. A charming pottery stirrup vessel featuring a pair of fighting jaguars upon a globular vessel. The cats wrestle each other with op

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche III, ca. 400 CE. A burnished blackware/brownware vessel depicting a seated man with a naturalistic visage most likely representing a portrait of a particular ind

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

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Moche III to Moche IV (Classic Period), ca. 450 to 650 CE. An incredibly preserved vessel in the form of a condor, shown seated, wings at rest along the body. The head has its dis