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Object Number 86-28-30/39789
Display Title Pottery whistling jar, bird ornament
Descriptions
Inventory Description Black ceramic vessel with platform base, rounded body, two cylindrical spouts attached to shoulders of vessel, no rims, flattened strap handle connects two spout, crescent shaped attachment located just below each spout on body of vessel, crescents are covered in unidentified decoration, human torso effigy located on top of strap handle, effigy is wearing a fan shaped headdress and earplugs, figure is raising its hands upwards, limbs, head, and headdress of effigy are molded, features and detail of effigy are incised, two other faces with chins pointing towards center effigy also located on strap handle, side effigies are facing upwards, features of side effigies are mostly worn away, horizontal band of stamped wave decoration around widest point of vessel body
Classification
  • Bottle
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Piura Region / Piura Province / Piura
Additional Geographic Terms Piura Province; Lambayeque, Peru, 120 m. NNW of
Materials Ceramic
Dimensions Overall: 21.1 x 19.8 x 12 cm (8 5/16 x 7 13/16 x 4 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39789
Credit Line Museum Purchase, 1886

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