Pre-Columbian Moche IV Shaman Figural Vessel and painted facial panels

and painted facial panels

Recuay house vessels are among the most distinctive sculptural forms of ancient Andean pottery

The figure displays many of the classic stylistic features of Jama-Coaque sculpture: a tall cylindrical headdress

A rare and highly unusual example depicting a stylized anthropomorphic figure seated within a ceremonial litter or carrying platform

When gently handled

Pre-Columbian Moche IV Shaman Figural Vessel and painted facial panelsA finely modeled Pre Columbian figural vessel from the Moche culture of ancient Peru, dating to approximately 100700 CE (Moche Phase IV). The vessel depicts a shamanic or ritual specialist figure, shown holding a cluster of ulluchu fruitan element closely associated with Moche ceremonial and sacrificial iconography. The figure is rendered with a composed, stylized expression, framed by large earspools and an elaborate headdress incorporating a