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Object Number
08-33-30/73818
Display Title
Water bottle, fanged anthropomorphic figure battling a sea monster
Descriptions
Object Description
Water bottle, fanged anthropomorphic figure battling a sea monster
Inventory Description
Ceramic bottle, possible stirrup spout, broken off, zoomorphic fighting motif, e
Classification
- Stirrup spout
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Moche
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
/
La Libertad Region
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Trujillo Province
/
Trujillo
/
Site F
Additional Geographic Terms
Huaca de la Luna, foot of
Materials
Ceramic , Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 18.5 x 16 cm (7 5/16 x 6 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
73818 & 65 & 4-2691 [crossed out]
Credit Line
Exchange with University of California, Berkeley, Department of Anthropology, 1908
Provenance
Collector
Max Uhle
Exchange participant
Department of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley
(1908)
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