Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Salinar-Moche Transition Period, ca. 500 BCE to 200 CE. A hand-built pottery vessel featuring the stern portrait head. The vessel exhibits a round but stable base, a head-shaped body, and a wide, flared spout. The intriguing guise is accentuated with yellow-white pigment on the eyes, temples and chin, and the ovoid eyes stare outwards with a haunting presentation. Size: 2.875" W x 4.625" H (7.3 cm x 11.7 cm) Provenance: ex-Splendors of the World, Haiku, Hawaii, USA, before 2010 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. #173438