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*19<br />

MOCHICA BLACKWARE VESSEL<br />

Ca. A. D. 200-500<br />

The cylindrical vessel molded with a stepped curl<br />

motif and molded with four tumbo fruits, known<br />

as granadilla, a member of the passion fl ower<br />

family, the distinctive V-shaped stirrup molded on<br />

each side with a three crouching frogs, perhaps<br />

poison dart frogs.<br />

Height 24 cm<br />

Literature<br />

Ferdinand Anton, Alt -Peru und seine Kunst, Leipzig,<br />

1972, pl. 160<br />

Cf. For such fruits, Spirit of Peru, pl. 44<br />

€ 1 500 – 2 500<br />

*20<br />

EARLY/MIDDLE MOCHICA VESSEL<br />

Ca. 100 B. C. -A. D. 500<br />

The expanding round walls incised and painted<br />

with an overall pattern of highly stylized stingray<br />

heads with large circular eyes painted in cream<br />

and reddish brown.<br />

Height 18.5 cm<br />

Provenance<br />

Bernoulli Collection, Basel, 1949<br />

€ 1 500 – 2 500<br />

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