Authentic Pre-Columbian Moche Temple w/ Priest Artifact 400-600 CE w/ COA 5 3/8"

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Seller: cobcoins ✉️ (488) 100%, Location: Saint Petersburg, Florida, US, Ships to: WORLDWIDE & many other countries, Item: 355178914084 Authentic Pre-Columbian Moche Temple w/ Priest Artifact 400-600 CE w/ COA 5 3/8". The rulers of this polity probably gathered more exclusively personal (as opposed to traditional kin-based status) power than any other Moche leaders and asserted their individual power through ceramic portraits.

Comes with Certificate of Authenticity Provided with unconditional 5 year return policy-Authentic Pre-Columbian Artifact from the Northern Coast of Peru. Artifact highlights moving scene depicting a a Shamanistic temple climbing ritual. This stirrup-jar vessel from the Moche (Mochica) Culture dates from phase 3 (Late Intermediate Period) circa 400-600 CE. The modestly dressed climber has characteristic pronounced nose and almond shaped eyes gazing towards The Heavens. Vessel in reddish-brown ground with painted cream.

Size: 5 3/8 inches (13.8 cm) in Height

4 4/8 inches (12.2 cm) in width

Condition:

No repairs has slight crack at stirrup (see pics). Artifact shows all appropriate patina and aging, manganese bloom and nice mineral deposits for a piece this age.

Provenance: Comes Certificate of Authenticity- Further-Dr Carmen Galvez Silverman Islamorada Florida acquired over 50 years ago.

Released from private collection that has sold in New York City galleries as well as top auction-Guaranteed Authentic

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Moche III-IV (ca. AD 400-600)

1. This period saw the greatest expansion of Moche political authority on the north coast. In the south a large polity with its capital at the Huacas del Sol and de la Luna expanded from Chicama through 8 valleys south to Huarmey. Moche administrative centers intruded into local valley societies and the local agricultural lands were reorganized with accompanying change in local settlement patterns. The rulers of this polity probably gathered more exclusively personal (as opposed to traditional kin-based status) power than any other Moche leaders and asserted their individual power through ceramic portraits.

2. The northern part of the coast was the venue for a number of other polities - mostly confined to a single valley, although the great Lambayeque river system may have contained several of which the great Sipán site was one prominent example. The northern valley polities continued to emphasize precious metal symbols by contrast to the south. All areas portrayed the “shamanistic” rituals of power through murals attached to the platforms on which they were performed, on fine-line painted pottery and on metallurgical symbols.

3. The traditional view of Middle Moche political development saw a consistent expansion from the Moche Valley north and south until the entire region was united in a single state with its capital at the Huaca del Sol. While this idea has not yet disappeared, the growing recognition of local diversity is discrediting it and pointing toward the asymmetrical developments noted above.

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  • Condition: No repairs has slight crack at stirrup (see pics). Artifact shows all appropriate patina and aging, manganese bloom and nice mineral deposits for a piece this age.
  • Brand: Moche Culture
  • Color: Red
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Material: clay
  • MPN: Authentic Pre-Columb 7470a41a-2d29-4
  • Maker: Moche Culture
  • Culture: Latin American

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