Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, ca. 400 to 600 CE. A fabulous hand-built pottery vessel depicting a dignified figure with a bulbous body and cylindrical head topped by a circular opening that serves as the spout. The ancient visage presents naturalistic features such as heavy-lidded, almond-shaped eyes beneath a heavy brow, a large nose, and a closed mouth, all flanked by a pair of sizeable ears and topped with a helmet-like headdress. Beige-painted details adorn the body and spout of the vessel, adding vertical striations to the figure's headdress, as well as a pectoral comprised of elongated triangles below the head. Size: 6.3" W x 9" H (16 cm x 22.9 cm) Provenance: ex-Ashland University Museum, Ashland, Ohio, USA, donated to Ashland University between July 1994 to December 1998 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #166372