Vessel in the rare shape of a turtle, reddish clay (one of the oldest materials in cultural history), with painting, length 30 cm, from the indigenous Moche culture, northern Peru, 1st - 8th century AD, with the It flourished around 500 AD (later followed by the better-known era of the Incas). The Moche were admirable artisans, their potters created among other things, masterful figure vessels. There is a TL certificate (Laboratory R. Kotalla) for this work, received on the occasion of the winning bid at the Gorny & Mosch auction, provenance: ex southern German private collection. [hint: this is an automatic translation from German]   |   Category: folk arts   |   Material: Keramik / Porzellan   |   Country of origin: Loreto, Peru | Similar pieces