P-3804 A FINE MOCHE IV PORTRAIT HEAD STIRRUP SPOUT VESSEL
Circa
A.D. 450 to 550.
Northern Peru region, Mochica Culture.
Ceramic sculptural
vessel.
Height: 11.5 in. (29.2 cm.)
Provenance: The Sternberg Family Collection of Pre-Columbian Art, acquired by Mr. & Mrs. Lionel Steinberg of Palm Springs, California in 1968.
sold
This
finely modeled head vessel has highly detailed facial features showing an upward
gaze. This vessel is extremely realistic in
comparison to most other ancient
portrait head vessels from Peru.