This item has been SOLD. An early Mochica stirrup vessel depicting a flute player. Most likely a slave, suggested by the cropped nose and probably cropped ears under the head scarf. The bottom of the flute, below the hand, is missing and there is some loss to the mouth of the spout. The bottom of the vessel has an old stamp bearing the inked identification, Chan-Chan. H:7.75" x W:7.5"
Antiquities Ancient South America
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