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Object Number 46-77-30/5082
Display Title Red pottery trumpet
Descriptions
Object Description Red pottery trumpet with mouth in form of human figure. See conservation for additional description.
Inventory Description Ceramic effigy bugle, human figure bell, white and red, mouthpiece and bell edge
Classification
  • Effigy
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Moche
  • Muchik
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Additional Geographic Terms North Coast: Viru Valley; Hacienda Huancaco
Materials Ceramic
Dimensions Overall: 36.5 x 10.5 cm (14 3/8 x 4 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 46-77-30/5082

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