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Object Number
76-19-30/9927
Display Title
Vase, with monkeys, fragments
Descriptions
Object Description
Vase, with monkeys, fragments
Inventory Description
Ceramic partial jar, slightly flared rim, constricted collar and tall neck, sculpted monkey grasping neck with reed impressed eyes, incised mouth and fingers, large ears, lower half of monkey and long curling tail on vessel body, monkey head turned one hundred and eighty degrees, two large portions of vessel mended, mends recreate rounded base, mends recreate top of jar
Classification
- Jar
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
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Peru
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Ancash Region
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Santa Province
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Chimbote
Additional Geographic Terms
Peru, coast of
Materials
Ceramic
Dimensions
Overall (Measurement of top (mended)): 14.5 x 18 x 14.5 cm (5 11/16 x 7 1/16 x 5 11/16 in.)
Quantity
69
Label on object
9927
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