Vessel
Moche culture, Peru
Terracotta
4.5 by 9.5 inches and 10.5 inches (11.4 by 24.1 and 26.7 cm)
Circa AD 800-1250
Ex Bruce Heath Rodgers, San Francisco
A wonderful vessel from the Moche people in the shape of yam or yucca (manioc) root. A couple of the tips are abraded, but it's a visual delight from every angle.
#1661
$2300
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