Museum Quality. Polychrome decorated pottery vessel having a stirrup type spout and a squat bulbous body, with painted tricolor geometric body decoration composed of various interlocking triangular elements. Overall scattered mineral deposits on the surface. Some minor scattered paint wear, otherwise intact, exc. cond. A nice example.
COLOR: Multi-Color DIMENSIONS: 7 1/2 in tall, 6 in wide, weighs 566 grams MATERIAL: Pottery MAKER: Moche Culture Potter CREATED: Approximately 300 AD LOT: 176677 PROVENANCE 3: Acquired by The Chapman Collection Florida in 2024 MANGANESE DIOXIDE REACTION TEST RESULTS: Positive reaction indicative of about 1700 years of burial PROVENANCE 2: ex. Arte Primitivo Gallery 2024. ESTIMATED VALUE BY HOWARD ROSE, OWNER OF ARTE PRIMITIVO GALLERY: $1200 to $1500 PROVENANCE 1: NJ. collection, acquired from Greg Manning Auctions, NJ., 1994-95 ORIGINAL/REPRODUCTION: Original AREA OF ORIGIN: Peru CULTURE: Latin American STYLE: Pre-Columbian
