Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, Phase II to III, ca. 250 to 550 CE. A hand-built pottery vessel with a slightly rounded but stable base, a spherical body with a curved shoulder, a stirrup-shaped handle, and a gently corseted spout with a thick rim. Painted with red-brown pigment atop a cream-hued ground, the vessel presents a pair of large, right-facing crawfish (also crawdads or crayfish) as they swim along with their whiskers projecting in front of their segmented carapace, a petite cheliped beneath the head, and a frilled tail fin. Size: 6" Diameter x 8.25" H (15.2 cm x 21 cm)For an illustration of a stylistically-similar crawfish depiction, please see: Donnan, Christopher B. and Donna McClelland. "Moche Fineline Painting: Its Evolution and Its Artists." UCLA Fowler Museum of cultural History, Los Angeles, 1999, p. 37, fig. a. Provenance: ex-Splendors of the World, Haiku, Hawaii, USA, before 2010 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #173703