Material : Terracotta
Origin : North coast of Peru
Culture : Moche IV
Era : 300/ 500 AD
Early Intermediate

Condition : very good condition

Dimensions : 11-3/4" H

Very beautiful Mochica portrait head bottle with stirrup spout vessel. Usual colours. This is a representation of a man’s head, wearing a woolly hat. He has big earnings. His face is very expressive and on the left side, there are black tattoos. This feature is probably the representation of an important man in Mochica society: a priest or a warrior. Masterpiece.
Provenance: private french collection

 

Bibliography
C. B. Donnan, « Moche Ceramic Portraits », p. 127 – 140, "Moche Art and Archaeology in Ancient Peru", 2001, Londres. E. Maurer, M. Hennen, "Symboles sacrés. 4000 ans d'art des Amériques" Paris, 2002