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Object Number
46-77-30/4968
Display Title
Ceramic complete vessel, stirrup spout, spout mended, chipped rim, red on cream
Descriptions
Object Description
Red and white globular stirrup pot, jaguar and human heads and legs, broken handle.
Inventory Description
Ceramic vessel with flat base, body of vessel is spherical, stirrup spout located on top, straight spout, no rim, chip missing from lip, spout has been broken in several places and repaired, vessel is painted cream, red pigment used to depicted two jaguars (?) on sides of vessel, third smaller jaguar across top of vessel body, two severed heads, two severed legs, and one severed arm also depicted in red pigment
Classification
- Stirrup spout
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Muchik
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
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Peru
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La Libertad Region
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Trujillo Province
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Chicama
Additional Geographic Terms
North Coast; Chicama Valley
Materials
Ceramic Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 25.3 x 13 x 13.2 cm (9 15/16 x 5 1/8 x 5 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
49-77-30/4968, 830
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