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Object Number
46-77-30/4964
Display Title
Stirrup-spout vessel in the form of a grotesque face
Descriptions
Object Description
Stirrup-spout vessel in the form of a grotesque face with the heads of an owl and a seal lion emerging from it
Inventory Description
Ceramic bottle, stirrup spout, effigy, part human, part animal, moulded, red on
Classification
- Stirrup spout
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Muchik
- Moche
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
/
La Libertad Region
/
Trujillo Province
/
Chicama
Additional Geographic Terms
North Coast; Chicama Valley
Materials
Ceramic
Dimensions
Overall: 23.5 x 12.5 cm (9 1/4 x 4 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
46-77-30/4964
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Samuel Kirkland Lothrop
(1940-1944 - 1946)
Donor
Dr. Alfred M. Tozzer
(1946)
Donor
Mr. Donald C. Scott
(1946)
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