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Object Number 37-92-30/1544
Display Title Small pottery head
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ceramic partial figurine, molded, anthropomorphic head and upper torso, hands resting on chest, ear adornments, hollow opening visible at break, back side plain and rounded, heavily worn, grey paste
Classification
  • Figurine
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Early Chimu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / La Libertad Region
Additional Geographic Terms Moche
Materials Ceramic
Dimensions Overall: 3.1 x 2.2 x 1.9 cm (1 1/4 x 7/8 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-92-30/1544

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