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Object Number
87-61-30/54780
Display Title
Toad vase, red and cream ware
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Ceramic vase with flat bottom, frog (?) effigy, straight spout rising from top of vessel, no rim, frog is crouching, features are molded and incised, exterior of vessel painted red, white pigment highlights eyes, nose, mouth, and legs of frog, vessel has been broken and reassembled, some holes from missing pieces, some sherds inside vessel which could not be removed
Classification
- Vase
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
Additional Geographic Terms
Chimbote
Materials
Ceramic Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 15.4 x 12.4 x 13.9 cm (6 1/16 x 4 7/8 x 5 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
54780
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