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Object Number 09-3-30/75597.2
Display Title Ceramic bottle, single spout & bridge, double lobed, zoomporhic effigy, molded
Descriptions
Inventory Description Black ceramic double-lobed vessel with flat base, back lobe is spherical, front lobe is a rounded cube shape with human effigy on top, lobes are connected at centers by a rounded bridge, human effigy on front lobe is seated in a chair with hands resting on knees, figure is wearing a cowl (?) around neck and a cylindrical headdress with flat, enclosed top, ears are exaggerated and may be earrings, features of figure are molded and incised, back lobe has a cone-shaped spout with no rim, back of effigy head and spout are connected by a flattened bridge, perforation located on bridge just behind effigy head, vessel has been broken at rounded bridge and repaired, tip of effigy nose is broken and missing
Classification
  • Bottle
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Chimú
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Materials Ceramic
Dimensions Overall: 49.3 x 8.4 x 20.2 cm (19 7/16 x 3 5/16 x 7 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 09-3-30/75597.2, P, Va (?)

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