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Mochica Period death head jar
Object Number 968-14-30/8572
Display Title Mochica Period death head jar
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ceramic jar with flat base, flaring neck extending from top of head, two gouges on front of lip, human effigy with skull for a face, molded facial features, arms, and legs, figure is standing with hands holding molded feet of dead animal figure slung across shoulders, figure is wearing a headdress, disc earrings, and shirt (?) with white geometric design around neck, vessel exterior is painted red, white pigment defines headdress, animal, fingernails, shirt, teeth, earrings, nose, and eye sockets
Classification
  • Jar
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Mochica
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Materials Ceramic Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 21.2 x 7.8 cm (8 3/8 x 3 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 968-14-30/8572

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