01-13-200701-13-2007
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2346Boston
January 13, 2007 10:00 AMCalender
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Pre-Columbian Painted Pottery Stirrup Spout Vessel

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$881$750
Auction: American Indian & Ethnographic Arts - 2346Location: BostonDate / Time: January 13, 2007 10:00AM

Description:

Pre-Columbian Painted Pottery Stirrup Spout Vessel, Moche IV, c. 500 A.D., the top of the vessel in the shape of a mace head, decorated on both sides with a mythological dee-beast above a crescent moon in a field of stars, possibly commemorating a nighttime battle against the foe of this Moche clan, (minor paint wear, chip),ht. 10, dia. 6 in.
Estimate $1,000-1,500

Keywords

mace head