personifying the passage from life to the afterlife. They are decorated with scrolls and their mandibles symbolize a stylized temple staircase.
Beige terracotta with coffee red decoration, marks of time
Mochica, Peru, 200-600 AD
13x11,2 - 13,1x11,1 cm
Provenance: former collection of Dr. Gottfried Eysank Von Manrienfels, Austria since 1970, former collection of the Alt America Gallery, Stuttgart since 2011.
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