Published Moche Jaguar Head Vessel Ex Sackler Ancient Pre Columbian Art

Description

Culture or Country:
Moche phase III-V, North Coast.
Period:
Ca. 200 A.D.
Size:
9-3/8”H.
Description:
Pottery stirrup spout vessel finely modeled in the form of a feline deity or jaguar head having large erect ears, wide open eyes and snarling fanged mouth. Strong, scattered mineral deposits. Spout reattached and a restored hairlines on the top of his head, restoration to the left ear otherwise intact. A very expressive example.
Provenance:
Ex. Arthur M. Sackler collection, acquired about 1970, accession #N-613. Published: Art of the Andes, Pre-Columbian Sculptured and Painted Ceramics from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections, page 168, item #45, full page color illustration.