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49<br />

*49<br />

MIDDLE MOCHICA VESSEL<br />

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

Painted with two running hawk-headed, winged<br />

warriors, each grasping a shield, multiple spears<br />

and mace-headed staff , attired in a patterned<br />

tunic and tall, crested helmet, the spout ornamented<br />

overall with hummingbirds, in cream and<br />

reddish brown.<br />

Height 30 cm<br />

Cf. Spirit of the Ancient Peru, pl. 80 for the hawkheaded<br />

warriors<br />

€ 1 500 – 2 500<br />

*50<br />

EARLY MOCHICA COPPER WARRIOR<br />

LOMA NEGRA<br />

Ca. 300-100 B. C.<br />

Standing and holding a circular shield in the left<br />

hand and raising his spear in the other, wearing<br />

loincloth and crescentic helmet faintly embossed<br />

with a bird in fl ight, with resolute expression, eyes<br />

and pupils inlaid in shell.<br />

Height 18 cm<br />

Cf. Lapiner, pl.381, for the warrior type<br />

€ 1 000 – 1 500<br />

50

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