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Object Number
986-26-30/11518
Display Title
Ceramic bottle, round,domed, sharply carinated polychrome vessel
Descriptions
Object Description
Ceramic vessel, round, domed, sharply carinated polychrome. Red, clay with cream slip. Flared base, bridge handle with perpendicular spout at one end and standing human figure at the other, wearing loin cloth, elaborate necklace, folded headress, and ear plugs. Holding a paddle upright. Body painted black with tri-color clothing and facial features. Tri-color striped and cross hatched design across vessel top.
Inventory Description
Ceramic bottle, double spout/bridge, whistling, human effigy, molded headdress
Classification
- Bottle
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Huari?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
Materials
Ceramic
Dimensions
Overall: 23 x 18.2 cm (9 1/16 x 7 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
986-26-30/11518 & X
Credit Line
Gift of the Estate of Betty B. McAndrew, 1986
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