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Stirrup spout vessel; sitting man with face tattoo

A squatting man with a face tattoo or scarification has his arms hidden under his shirt. All you see are his hands resting on his legs. This motif is a standard motif and manufactured in many different variations. It seems to be a ritual, because the men are in a ritual trance, recognizable by their staring gaze. All wear the same clothes, only the pattern of the shirts is different.

Data Provider
Linden-Museum Stuttgart Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde Show original at data provider

Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
südliche Moche
Object type
Ritual object
Dimensions
Height: 20 cm
Length: 15 cm
Width: 18 cm
Material/Technique
Sound
Current location
Linden-Museum Stuttgart
Inventory number
093442

Provenance and sources

  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Sutorius; 1450
  • Production
    when
    Moche II
  • Change of physical control or legal title
    where
    Peru
Provenance
There is no confirmed provenance for this object.

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED
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