Museum Quality. Pottery bottle having a stirrup type spout, bulbous body painted cream ground with red-brown painted large bulbous fruit, hanging by stems at the top of the faux bottle neck. Some scattered wear to the painted surface, spout repaired; repainted and reattached. Some repairs and repainting to the fruit and body. A rare type.Provenance: Ex. Ben and Christine Johnson collection, CA. Acquired 1960’s. To family by descent.
SIGNED: Unsigned COLOR: Multi-Color DATE OF CREATION: Pre-1800 MATERIAL: Clay REGION OF ORIGIN: Peru MAKER: Moche Culture Potter SIZE TYPE/LARGEST DIMENSION: 8 inches tall, 5 inches wide, weighs 542 grams APPROXIMATE AGE: 500 to 800 AD AUTHENTICITY GUARANTEE: Lifetime PROVENANCE 3: Ex. Arte Primitivo Gallery, Downtown Manhattan, NYC 2024. TYPE: Pottery LISTED BY: The Chapman Collection PROVENANCE 2: To family by descent. PROVENANCE 1: Ex. Daley collection, NYS., acquired 1960’s - 1970’s. ORIGINAL/REPRODUCTION: Original STYLE: Pre Columbian
