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Moche Stirrup Vessel - PF.1858
Origin: Peru
Circa: 200
AD
to 600
AD
Dimensions:
9" (22.9cm) high
Catalogue: V5
Collection: Pre-Columbian
Style: Moche
Medium: Terracotta
$6,700.00
Location: United States
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| Description |
In Moche belief, benevolent deities and spirits
inhabited the peaks of mountains. In ceramic
art, cult scenes frequently depict mountains with
five peaks, on the tallest of which sits the God.
This rare vessel evokes multiple layers of
meaning, for its rounded body also resembles an
abstract bird, perhaps a condor. At the pinnacle
sits an owl, associated in Moche culture with
wisdom, medicine, magic and the underworld.
Though the meaning of such a ritual vessel has
been lost to the centuries, we cannot help but
feel its aura of powerful magic.
- (PF.1858)
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