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Object Number
16-41-30/A2666
Display Title
Bowl painted in polychrome with a killer-whale mythical being
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Ceramic jar and 8 sherds, flaring, broken rim w/ polychrome design, plain rounde
Classification
- Jar
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Nasca
- Middle Transitional Phase 5?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
Additional Geographic Terms
Sawakari; Acari Valley
Materials
Ceramic
Dimensions
Overall: 14 x 14 cm (5 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)
Quantity
9
Label on object
A2666
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Julio C. Tello
Donor
Donated by
Dr. Julio C. Tello
(1916)
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