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| Lot# & Name: |
190. Moche IV Portrait Head Stirrup Spout Vessel |
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| Estimate: |
$4,000-$6,000 |
| Current High Bid: |
$2,600.00 |
| Auction Closed(Final Price) |
$2,600.00 |
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| Category: |
Pre-Columbian Art
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| Sub Category: |
Moche, Nazca, etc.
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| Culture or Country: |
Moche.
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| Period: |
Ca. 500 - 700 A.D.
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| Size: |
12-1/4”H. x 7-1/4”W. |
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| Description: |
Exceptional and large pottery portrait head vessel having a stirrup type spout. Depicting a portrait of a young lord, having very expressive facial features, lidded eyes, and a classic angular nose with a perforated septum, and smiling. Wearing a wrapped turban, tied in the back with two long rear lappets having a painted geometric decoration. Large disc ear ornaments with beaded outer borders and a painted red-brown on cream geometric decoration. A large red-brown knob projects from his turban. Spout reattached and chimney portion restored. Both disc ear ornaments reattached, and the rear lower hair panel has some resurfacing, some repaired breaks in his chin and lower right cheek, restoration over the break lines, making the repairs virtually invisible. A top quality example. |
| Provenance: |
Ex. Emanuel Friedman, M.D. collection. Acquired from Arte Primitivo NYC., (under Mildred Kaplan) 5/3/80. To current owner by inheritance. |
| Shipping Fee: |
| National: |
$65.00 |
| International: |
$135.00 (This is approximate and for Postal Service. Prices may vary, especially for private carriers such as: FEDEX, UPS and BAX).
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Moche IV Portrait Head Stirrup Spout Vessel
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BIDDER |
BID |
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Original Bid Time |
| 1. |
Igotthis |
$2,600.00 |
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9/15/2026 5:33:13 PM |
| 2. |
proconsul |
$2,500.00 |
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9/14/2026 2:30:48 PM |
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