Two stirrup fish vessels, c. 450 - 550 AD
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Lot: 49
Two stirrup fish vessels, c. 450 - 550 AD
Peru, Moche IV
| Provenance | Size | Starting price / estimated price |
|---|---|---|
| Gerhard Hirsch Nachfolger, Munich, 20.09.2011, Lot 182 (a) & Lot 195 (b) Michael Beckmann, Marburg, Germany |
1800 EUR / 4000 EUR |
ceramic,
a) fish stirrup vessel (creamy white dots on dark red ground), l: 24 cm, h: 22 cm
b) fish stirrup vessel (red dots on a creamy white ground), l: 24 cm, h: 24 cm
An important food source for local consumption and for inland trade, fish were also a frequent motif in Moche art, as realistic representations, as mythic monsters, or as scene-setting elements.
Berrin, Kathleen (ed.), The spirit of ancient Peru, San Francisco 1998, p. 109, ill. 42
This object is subject to the UNESCO Cultural Heritage Protection Act. For shipment to a non-EU member state, export regulations will vary.
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