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Object Number 12-36-30/84196
Display Title Effigy vase
Descriptions
Inventory Description Blackware double lobed vessel with flat base, each globe is a flattened circle, front lobe topped with human head effigy, second lobe has a straight neck, no rim, lobes connected in centers by round bridge and at neck and back of effigy head by flattened strap handle, perforation on strap handle where it connects with effigy head, human effigy is wearing a two pointed headdress, arms bent at elbow extend downwards from neck, features are molded and incised, outer sides of lobes decorated on top third with horizontal lines, decorated on bottom two thirds with alternating solid vertical lines and lines filled with dots, inner sides of lobes covered in dots, dotted areas have been stamped and incised
Classification
  • Bottle
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Materials Ceramic
Dimensions Overall: 19.1 x 12.8 x 18.5 cm (7 1/2 x 5 1/16 x 7 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 9611.8

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