Moche Bichrome Stirrup Vessel w/ Birds, ex-Museum

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

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, Phase IV, ca. 500 to 700 CE. A charming, hand-built pottery vessel in the form of a deer with a bulky body surmounted by a stirrup-shaped handle and cylindrical

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, Peru, Moche IV, ca. 100 CE to 500 CE. Bichrome terracotta stirrup vessel depicting a sitting drummer, most likely a shaman, wearing a bird head mask with tear rolling down his cheeks, h

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

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Northern coast Peru, Moche, Phase IV, ca. 500 to 700 CE. A hand-built stirrup vessel made from terracotta that is slip painted in hues of beige and red. The li

**Originally Listed At $350** Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, Phase IV, ca. 500 to 650 CE. A fabulous stirrup vessel in the shape of a cluster of pepino melons! Two rest atop a larger pepino w

Pre-Columbian, northern Peru, Moche, Phase V, ca. 650 to 850 CE. A delightful pottery of stirrup vessel in the form of a seated figure, likely a lord or shaman, dressed elaborately with a plumed headd

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, Phase IV, ca. 500 to 650 CE. A gorgeous example of a pottery stirrup vessel depicting the head of a fierce jaguar. Presented in hues of citrine, burnt sienna, c

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, late Phase 1 to Phase 2, ca. 250 to 400 CE. A charming example of a hand-built pottery vessel in the form of a seated Muscovy duck. Highly burnished and adorned

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, Phase IV, ca. 500 to 650 CE. A hand-built pottery vessel of a flat-bottomed form depicting Ai Apec, the chief deity of the Moche people. The spherical vessel be

Pre-Columbian, north coast of Peru, Moche Valley, Salinar / Moche transition, ca. 200 BCE to 200 CE. An intriguing hand-built pottery vessel with a highly stylized depiction of Ai Apec, the chief deit

Pre-Columbian, north coast of Peru, Moche Valley, Salinar / Moche transition, ca. 200 BCE to 200 CE. An intriguing hand-built pottery vessel with a highly stylized depiction of Ai Apec, the chief deit

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 IV, ca. 500 to 650 CE. A hand-built pottery vessel of a flat-bottomed form depicting Ai Apec, the chief deity of the Moche people. The spherical vessel be

Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. An intriguing blackware stirrup vessel with an incised motif and high relief anthropomorphic figure with a bird. The vessel has a flat ba

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, North Coast Peru, Moche, ca. 400 to 600 CE. A skillfully executed, hand-built pottery stirrup vessel portraying a seated shaman with knees drawn up and holding a scepter in his right ha

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

Pre-Columbian, north coast of Peru, Moche, Phase IV, ca. 500 to 700 CE. A marvelous pottery stirrup vessel displaying the form of a seated shaman in the process of transforming into a bird. Adorned 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, Central Coast Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. An intriguing blackware stirrup vessel with an incised motif and high relief anthropomorphic figure with a bird. The vessel has a flat ba

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