Moche Pre Columbian Personified Vessel In Earthenware Pottery

earthenware vessel. 9” high 6” diameter

A beautiful interesting piece, created in the Gran Chaco The Gran Chaco or Dry Chaco is a sparsely populated, hot and semiarid lowland natural region of the Río de la Plata basin, divided among eastern Bolivia, western Paraguay, northern Argentina, and a portion of the Brazilian states of Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul, where it is connected with the Pantanal region

This rare face-neck vessel has been crafted from red earth ware pottery depicting the personified face.

The Moche portrait vessels feature a highly individualized representation of human bodies and faces

The Moche or Mochica civilization are the early Proto-Chimu culture that flourished in the northern coastal region of Peru with its capital near the present day Trujillo,

These face-neck vessels are also referred to as effigy vessels or cántaros.Face-neck vessels were commonly used to hold liquids like corn beer, which was consumed in ceremonial practice".

Note: Ceramics is the most significant art form of the Moche culture, and its world of motifs is larger than that of any other ancient Peruvian culture. The Moche ceramists created both sculptural and plain paint-ornamented vessels. The most popular vessel form was the traditional stirrup spout vessel.

Provenance: A private collection in Los Angelis, brought from South America in 1922 by Mr and Mrs Humphrey, as the card depicts

Condition: It is in pretty good stable condition, with no missing parts, just few tiny nicks? Please review all pictures as they are part of the description. Thank you.

Guarantee to be an authentic piece with an accurate description. Laurence & sally of baggagebattles and Storagewars currently www.roundthebend.tv