A Moche Blind Figure Effigy Vessel, Moche III - V, ca. 500 - 800 CE Medical Instruments and characteristic long

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the earwire lifts from one side of the filigree ball to pass through the ear and can be reinserted to secure the earring in place

Encircling the central figure is a border of fish and stylized zoomorphic forms

Featuring a central gold pendant of tapering hexagonal form

Condition: Minor losses to one of the quartz inlays

A Moche Blind Figure Effigy Vessel, Moche III - V, ca. 500 - 800 CE Medical Instruments and characteristic longA finely molded pottery vessel with a stirrup spout, depicting a seated blind man leaning against a large rolled blanket. The figure is sensitively modeled with hollowed eyes, open mouth, and an arm drawn across the chest, his other hand resting at his side. Painted in cream and red brown slip, the vessel reflects the Moche tradition of portraying human conditions and disabilities with striking realism. Such effigies are rare survivals that shed light