Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, ca. 400 to 600 CE. A hand-built and highly burnished pottery vessel in the form of a seated figure, perhaps a noble or dignitary. The red-brown figure sits upon a stable base with both legs pulled in beneath the lower fringe of a minimalist tunic and holds both arms atop a gently rounded abdomen. Rounded shoulders taper upwards to form the cylindrical head which bears tab-shaped ears, bulging ovoid eyes, a perky nose, and a slit-form mouth, all beneath a tall hat that doubles as the vessel's rim. Size: 4.7" W x 7.25" H (11.9 cm x 18.4 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. #165724