Published Moche Jaguar Head Vessel Ex Sackler Ancient Pre Columbian Art
Published Moche Jaguar Head Vessel Ex Sackler Ancient Pre Columbian Art
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| Culture or Country: | Moche phase III-V, North Coast. |
| Period: | Ca. 200 A.D. |
| Size: | 9-3/8”H. |
| Description: | Pottery stirrup spout vessel finely modeled in the form of a feline deity or jaguar head having large erect ears, wide open eyes and snarling fanged mouth. Strong, scattered mineral deposits. Spout reattached and a restored hairlines on the top of his head, restoration to the left ear otherwise intact. A very expressive example. |
| Provenance: | Ex. Arthur M. Sackler collection, acquired about 1970, accession #N-613. Published: Art of the Andes, Pre-Columbian Sculptured and Painted Ceramics from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections, page 168, item #45, full page color illustration. |
