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Stirrup spout vessel; squatting man

This ceramic belongs to a group of stirrup spout vessels that depict "squatting men". All hold their arms under their shirts and have their hands on their legs. They are almost identical, only the pattern of the shirts is different. They all seem to be in a kind of trance, as the fixed gaze indicates. Presumably it is the representation of a ritual act, perhaps a fertility ritual.

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Linden-Museum Stuttgart Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde
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Cultural attribution
südliche Moche
Object type
Ritual object
Dimensions
Höhe: 18 cm, Länge: 14 cm, Breite: 16 cm
Material/Technique
Sound
painted
Current location
Linden-Museum Stuttgart
Inventory number
093445

Provenance and sources

when
Moche II

where
Peru

when
1918
Provenance
There is no confirmed provenance for this object.

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