Stirrup Portrait Jar The modeled features on this exceptional jar indicate that it is a portrait of a specific individual, possibly a noble. The ear pendants, which are decorated in white slip, were probably metal. The face is painted with symmetrical red panels. A simple turban completes the jar. It is interesting to note that the spout is only one-half of its original height. It probably had been broken at the rim and consequently sawed off to make it even.
		Moche, Phase III North Central Coast, Peru AD 500 Ceramic, redware Given by Miss Jane Maxwell in memory of her Father, James Maxwell 1954.0003.0016