decorative
Lot 51046:
Human and anthropomorphized animal runners, usually carrying small bags in their hands, were frequently depicted by Moche artists. The were probably youths taking part in ceremonials initiation rites or messengers, similar to the Inca chasquis.
Height: 30.3 cm
Catalogue: 63 (for more details, refer to this number in the literature here: https://shorturl.at/bCKRV)
Provenance: Private collection, Jean Pierre Cottier and Fiorella Cottier-Angeli, Geneva, Switzerland. Purchased by Yossef Maiman between 2000-2008. Estate of Yossef Maiman.
Literature: Makowski, Krzystof, Rosenzweif, Alfredo, Diaz Jimenes, Maria Jesus, Weaving for the Afterlife – Peruvian Textiles from the Maiman Collection, Kal Press LTD, Israel, 2006.
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