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Object Number
968-14-30/8579
Display Title
Middle Period Northern Coast red ware
Descriptions
Object Description
Middle Period Northern Coast red ware; mold made
Inventory Description
Ceramic vessel with flat base, body of vessel is a human effigy, figure is standing and is wearing (?) the skin of a bird (?), wings located over effigy shoulders, figure is holding the legs of the bird, figure is also wearing a belt, earplugs, and a headdress which ties under the chin, spout of vessel is on top of figure's head and undecorated, no rim, chipped lip, features of effigy are molded and incised, belt, bird skin, and earplugs are decorated with molded and stamped dots, headdress is decorated with two rows of incised squares, figure leans forward on base
Classification
- Jar
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
Additional Geographic Terms
Northern Coast
Materials
Ceramic
Dimensions
Overall: 22 x 17.2 x 14.3 cm (8 11/16 x 6 3/4 x 5 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
968-14-30/8579, 397, CHA
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 968-14-30/8580 | Middle Period Northern Coast red ware |
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