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Object Number
87-61-30/54747
Display Title
Terra cotta doll
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Ceramic human effigy with flat base, molded head, body and limbs, incised facial features, fingers, toes and male genitalia, figure is crouching, hands extending from shoulder area, figure is wearing a wedge-shaped headdress with a flat top, five perforations located in a row at the top of the headdress, two other perforations located on the side of figure just below each ear, chip in top right corner of headdress, woven fibers attached to back of figure behind left shoulder, possible pigment of undetermined color
Classification
- Effigy
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Central Coast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
/
Lima Region
/
Lima Province
/
Ancon
Intrasite
Prehistoric Graves
Additional Geographic Terms
Chillon Valley
Materials
Terra cotta Pigment Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 20.3 x 12.2 x 8 cm (8 x 4 13/16 x 3 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
54747
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