Help with mexican (?) terracotta vase figurine old, i think

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  1. SweetSu

    SweetSu New Member

    Could anyone help identify this pottery? it has not marking on bottom. I got it from a yard sale. Would appreciate any help you can provide. thanks
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  2. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    It appears to be an effigy jar from South America. Here's a Moche example from the Brooklyn Museum.

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  3. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Welcome SweetSu.

    It is a beautiful effigy or face vessel. I agree it is Peruvian, either pre-Columbian or a very nice replica. Is the bottom flat or rounded?

    The face is stylized like Chimú faces. Chimú is a later Moche fase, but their pottery is generally black, whereas Mochica, earlier Moche, is polychrome and the faces tend to be very realistic.
    It could be Recuay, a Highland culture related to Moche. Recuay vessels have that more textured surface, but are usually much more intricate.
    I would advise you to take it to an expert. Assessing whether pottery is pre-Columbian is a hands-on thing.
     
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  4. Aquitaine

    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

    Hi and WELCOME to the forums, SweetSu!! Nice pottery piece you picked up!!!!
     
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  5. SweetSu

    SweetSu New Member

    thank you! I wish i had some idea about how to age it.
     
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  6. SweetSu

    SweetSu New Member

    thank you, this is very helpful. I will see who i can find near by.
     
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  7. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Will you keep us posted?
     
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  8. SweetSu

    SweetSu New Member

    yes indeed i will!
     
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  10. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    I don't really see the similarity, other than that it is a Peruvian face vessel.:sorry:

    Is the bottom on yours flat or rounded? It seems like a trivial question, but it isn't.
     
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  11. SweetSu

    SweetSu New Member

    bottom.jpg
    by the way, to answer your question, the bottom is flat
     
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  12. SweetSu

    SweetSu New Member

    the bottom is flat
     
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  13. SweetSu

    SweetSu New Member

    flat. see picture bottom.jpg
     
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  14. AuDragon

    AuDragon Well-Known Member

    Hi SweetSu and welcome.
     
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  15. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Oops, replica. But a really nice one.
     
    Any Jewelry, Oct 25, 2018
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  16. SweetSu

    SweetSu New Member

    Thank you. The flat bottom tells you that is a replica?
     
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  17. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    For this type of pottery it does. That's why I asked. But I must say, it is a very nice one, and people pay for nice replicas.
    These are from different regions, but you get an idea:
    https://www.acrossthepuddle.com/home-decor
     
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  18. RealSouthwest

    RealSouthwest New Member

    ABSOLUTELY new. Not old at all. Can't even call it a "replica" because it's not a copy of anything. Just in-the-style-of PreColumbian. The style is wrong, facial features are wrong. Not a bad piece of decorative pottery, but it is what it is.....
     
    RealSouthwest, Nov 22, 2018
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    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    Have u been to the INTRODUCTIONS FORUM...yet ???? ;););):woot:
     
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