Vase with stirrup handle depicting the head of a chubby deity. Her face is adorned with red body paint on a cream background, and a mythical sea animal motif runs from the forehead, launching its two tentacles down the nose and spiraling out over the puffy cheeks. This particular motif can be found on the frescoes at the Lady of Cao site in El Brujo, Peru. Beige terracotta with cream and red engobe and beautiful burial patina Mochica culture, phase II, Peru 100 - 300 A.D. H. 24 - l. 26 - Th. 14 cm Condition: Broken-glued to base Provenance : - Former European collection established before the 1970s. - Castor Hara, sale at Hôtel Drouot, June 16, 2014, lot 28.