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Everywhen Art
Dimensions: Height: 10 inches (25
Provenance: Scheifele Family private collection
acquired on the London Art Market in 1990
thereafter in a private NYC collection
A large Moche Stirrup Bottle, Moche IV, ca. 500 - 700 CE Amulets - Assimilation Everywhen ArtThe large bottle with globular body, tall neck, and large loop handle, the upper body decorated with two charming red brown long necked birds over cream ground, bisected by a red border, the lower body painted brown. Andean societies thought of birds as precious resources; there was a roaring trade, for example, in parrot and macaw feathers from the Amazon Basin to the Andes so that they could adorn the garments of elites. Many birds appear in ancient
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