Lot 2062
A Black Moche Stirrup Spout Figural Bottle
Sold June 27, 2025
- Price realized
- $150
Price realized is the winning bid (hammer price) and excludes buyer’s premium.
About this lot
Estimated Value: $150-400
Origin: Pre-Columbian Chimu-Moche, Peru, 1300-1400 AD
Dimensions: 5×6.5×6 in.
Condition: Light scuffs and wear throughout the piece
Additional Information: A Chimu-Moche Ceramic Stirrup Spout Vessel depicting a seated human figure. The figure is seated with its feet together and hands to its side, it appears to wear a cloak of sorts. The figures face is hand-molded detail and structure and the piece is painted entirely in a dark black color. The vessel has a rounded spout and handle in the back.
The vessel may have been used for rituals or as a funerary offering, or to hold liquids such as maize beer. Moche pottery is known for is naturalism and depictions of daily life and beliefs.
The Chimu culture , with their capital at Chan Chan, emerged around 900 AD, eventually conquering and replacing the Moche in northern Peru. While the Moche civilization declined between 500 and 800 AD. The Chimu, like the Inca, were expansionists, and eventually conquered the Sican (Lambayeque) in 1375 AD. This spouted handle vessel shows aspects of Chimu blackware pottery combined with the almond-shaped eyes and realistic garment folds of a Moche figure. The figure may be a performer and possibly playing a drum, a common theme of the Chimu.
Lot details
- Lot
- 2062
- Closed
- June 27, 2025
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