A Moche Blind Figure Effigy Vessel, Moche III - V, ca. 500 - 800 CE Medical Instruments carved from red jasper

carved from red jasper

Encircling the central figure is a border of fish and stylized zoomorphic forms

it is the line formed by four stars near Antares

Tin Shed Gallery

In the 1970's

A Moche Blind Figure Effigy Vessel, Moche III - V, ca. 500 - 800 CE Medical Instruments carved from red jasperA finely molded pottery vessel with a stirrup spout, depicting a seated blind man leaning against a large rolled blanket. The figure is sensitively modeled with hollowed eyes, open mouth, and an arm drawn across the chest, his other hand resting at his side. Painted in cream and red brown slip, the vessel reflects the Moche tradition of portraying human conditions and disabilities with striking realism. Such effigies are rare survivals that shed light