FIGURATIVE STIRRUP VESSEL – MOCHE CULTURE, PERU, C. 500 ADFIGURATIVE STIRRUP VESSEL – MOCHE CULTURE, PERU, C. 500 ADFired clay with white and black decorationMoche culture, Peru, c. 500 ADOn a cylindrical body, a couple holding each other in sexual action. Extending from the back is a curved, pipe-shaped spout. Dimensions: HEIGHT 16 CM, BASE DIAMETER 12 CMCondition: Restoration to faces and handleProvenance: Formerly in the private collection of Dr. Gottfried Eysank of Marienfels, Bad Schönau1970, then property of Galerie Alt-Amerika in 2011