A Moche Seated Noble Effigy Vessel, Moche II, ca. 200 - 400 CE Price - $1000 - $5000 and a round carnelian inlay

and a round carnelian inlay in the center of the forehead

were represented in Egyptian art

to be retrieved millennia later from the depths of the Mediterranean Sea

Provenance:  Late 19th/early 20th century English collection

A Moche Seated Noble Effigy Vessel, Moche II, ca. 200 - 400 CE Price - $1000 - $5000 and a round carnelian inlayA finely molded polychrome effigy vessel depicting a seated nobleman on a rectangular throne, executed in the established Moche repertoire of the EarlyMiddle Classic period. The figure is shown with legs crossed and hands resting on his knees, wearing a broad rimmed headdress with side lappets and large ear spools. The face is carefully modeled and painted, the eyes and other features accented with black and white pigments, producing the lifelike,