Moche erotic pottery
€2,520
available
Object number
AR3193
| Object: |
Moche erotic pottery
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| Material: |
Red clay with red slip and remains of black paint.
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| Period: |
300 AD to 600 AD. Moche culture, Middle Moche. South America, Northern part of today's Peru. |
| Description: |
The clay sculpture depicts a man and woman couple having sex. The figures lie on top of each other, both lie on a raft. Figurative depictions of sex were a popular theme in Moche pottery, mostly as a stirrup vessel. On the other hand, the representation of a raft is rare making this piece exceptional. |
| Background: |
The Moche culture developed in present-day Peru from the 1st century AD. The highly organized state produced numerous cities and an irrigation system for agriculture.
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| Dimensions: |
15.2cm long, 10.8cm high.
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| Condition: |
Very good condition. Professionally restored from fragments, no additions other than along the joint lines. Slightly worn surface.
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| Provenance: |
Acquired by us in 2021 on the German art market. Previously in the German collection A. R. W. Acquired 9 March 1971 at Kaufmann's Antiques, Tel Aviv, Israel. A description of the object by the antiquities dealer Kaufmann from 1971 is available, but makes an incorrect attribution of this piece.
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| Authenticity: |
We unconditionally guarantee the authenticity of every artefact, all items are subject to our lifetime return policy on authenticity.
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