Vintage Peruvian Huaco Pottery Moche Figurine Erotic Statuette Fertility Figure

Description

Vintage 20th century Peruvian huaco (pottery) Moche / Mochica figurine / statuette in the shape of a seated figure with one hand on his exaggerated phallis and the other raised in the air. Figurine is open at the top of the head; used as a candlestick holder by previous owner. The original of this design has been seen on display at the Museo de Lima (Peru) and Beate Uhse (Berlin).

"Huaco or Guaco is the generic name given in Peru mostly to earthen vessels and other finely made pottery artworks by the indigenous peoples of the Americas found in pre-Columbian sites such as burial locations, sanctuaries, temples and other ancient ruins. Huacos are not mere earthenware but notable pottery specimens linked to ceremonial, religious, artistic or aesthetic uses in central Andean, pre-Columbian civilizations. The Moche civilization (alternatively, the Moche culture or the Early, Pre- or Proto-Chimú) flourished in northern Peru with its capital near present-day Moche, Trujillo, Peru from about 100 to 800 AD during the Regional Development Epoch. Moche society was agriculturally based, with a significant level of investment in the construction of a sophisticated network of irrigation canals for the diversion of river water to supply their crops. Their artifacts express their lives, with detailed scenes of hunting, fishing, fighting, sacrifice, sexual encounters, and elaborate ceremonies. The Moche are particularly noted for their elaborately painted ceramics, gold work, monumental constructions (huacas), and irrigation systems." (Wikipedia)

Condition

Good Overall - Gentle wear

Dimensions

3" x 3" x 4" (Width x Depth x Height)