Pre-Columbian Moche III

Pre-Columbian Moche III, Peru, figural stirrup vessel, having a rare reduction firing coloration, 8.5"h Provenance: Former Lewis Land Collection. Literature: "Pre-Columbian Art From the Land Collectio

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Moche III Early Intermediate, ca. 400 to 550 CE. This is a striking mold-made portrait stirrup vessel in the tri-dimensional style, with the shape of the face sculpted as part of

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

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

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

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Moche III, ca. 200 to 500 CE. A mold-made greyware stirrup vessel with matching relief scenes depicting a bird of prey eating a human victim, one on each side. The bird is most li

Pre-Columbian Northern Peruvian Moche III figural stirrup vessel, AD 400-800, executed in terracotta, finely formed depiction of an owl with bichrome decoration, stirrup spout to the rear, 7"h x 6.5"w

Pre-Columbian, northern Peru, Moche III, ca. 400 to 500 CE. A very fine pottery stirrup vessel - an early type of beer bottle used to hold chicha, a type of fermented corn beer. Standing male shaman w

Pre-Columbian, northern Peru, Moche III/IV, ca. 500 to 600 CE. A wonderful and touching stirrup jar in the form of a mother sea bird (comorant) with its beak down toward the baby bird at its side whil

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,

Pre-Columbian, Northern Peru. Moche III ca. 450 to 550 CE. A very fine and expressive pottery stirrup jar in the menacing form of Ai Apec. Ai Apec was the god of the underworld and just an all-around

Pre-Columbian, northern Peru, Moche III, ca. 400 to 600 CE. Colorful and amusing pottery portrait jar in the form of a fairly rotund face. Large puffy cheeks, strong chin, almond eyes and partially pi

Title: Moche III Condor Bird Terra Cotta Pre-Columbian Vessel Description:Moche III Condor Bird Terra Cotta Decorated Pre-Columbian Vessel.Provenance: from a collection of pre-Columbian/ pre-Columbian

Title: Moche III Condor Bird Terra Cotta Pre-Columbian Vessel Description:Moche III Condor Bird Terra Cotta Decorated Pre-Columbian Vessel Condition of piece: Ancient, intact, some paint loss Size: </

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 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, North Coast Peru, Moche III, ca. 300 CE. Mochica lord / ruler sitting cross-legged in presentation on a throne, resting both hands on knees, looking distant.  His arms are inlaid with

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

**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

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

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 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

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Northern Peru, Moche, Phase III to IV, ca. 400 to 600 CE. Nicely executed pottery stirrup vessel decorated with variant of the Moche God of the Underworld Ai A