Pre-Columbian

Rare moche bychome stirrup-spout effigy bottle of Kneeling Priest, dressed with poncho and holding a large staff, Late Moche, Peru, 450-700 CE Height: 23,00 cm Condition: Restoration over fracture line on the base of the cylindrical spout, otherwise good condition. Provenance: Jean Pierre Cottier and Fiorella Cottier-Angeli, Geneva, Switzerland. Purchased by Yossef Maiman between 2000-2008. Estate of Yossef Maiman. Literature: Makowski, Krzystof, Rosenzweif, Alfredo, Diaz Jimenes, Maria Jesus, Offerings for the Afterlife - Peruvian Pottery from the Maiman Collection, Kal Press LTD, Israel, 2006., p. 159 Notes: Due to summer holiday season, this item will be delivered in september. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany this lot. The piece will include spanish export license for the European Union. If the piece goes outside the European Union a new export license will be requested. This process can take between 2 and 4 weeks.

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