TL-TESTED HEAD-SHAPED VESSEL - MOCHE CULTURE, PERU, C. 8TH CENTURYTL-TESTED HEAD-SHAPED VESSEL - MOCHE CULTURE, PERU, C. 8TH CENTURYFired clay with painted decorationMoche culture, Peru, c. 8th centuryTL-test certificate no. 569205, dated October 1992, by the Kotalla laboratory in Germany includedA cylindrical cup largely dominated by a sculpted face showing a grumpy expression and wearing a traditional headband. The hollow bottom worked as a rattle, with small perforations to base.Dimensions: HEIGHT 11.5 CM, BASE DIAMETER 9.5 CMCondition: Optical appearance good, restorations and small chipsProvenance: Formerly from a German private collection, 1970, then property of Galeria Peruana in 1992