Moche Vessel of a Warrior in an Owl Mask in the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, June 2018

Vessel in the Form of a Warrior with Owl Mask (Primary Title)

Unknown (Artist)

Date: AD 100 - 800

Culture: Moche

Category: Ceramics
Containers-Vessels

Medium: Ceramic with red and cream slips

Collection: Pre-Columbian Art

Geography: North Coast, Peru, Andean, South America

Dimensions: Overall: 8 3/4 × 5 × 6 7/8 in. (22.23 × 12.7 × 17.46 cm)

Object Number: 84.87

Additional Information

Style: Moche IV

Technique: Two-part mold, oxidation firing

Period: Early Intermediate

Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Sandford G. Etherington

Published References:
Anne Barriault, Selections Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (Richmond: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 1997) pp. 14-15, ill. p. 14 (color).

Text from: www.vmfa.museum/piction/6027262-12970691