The Yossef Maiman Collection - Important Pre-Columbian Pottery and Textile Hammeriste and In Cooperation with David Ben Ami Andres Auctions (Antiquities license number 299)
Lot 51657:
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
For more details on this lot refer to the following number in the link: num 63, p. 93 ( https://issuu.com/hammersite/docs/offerings_for_the_afterlife?fr=xKAE9_zU1NQ)
Provenance: 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, Offerings for the Afterlife – Peruvian Pottery from the Maiman Collection, Kal Press LTD, Israel, 2006., p. 93
Condition: For a detailed condition report, please contact us at [email protected]
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