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Object Number 09-3-30/75624
Display Title Water bottle, animal form
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ceramic vessel with a flat base, spherical body, monkey (?) head effigy is located on top of vessel, effigy has open mouth, head, ears, and snout are molded, teeth, eyes, and ears are incised, stirrup spout attached to back of effigy head and shoulder of vessel, no rim, vessel is painted white, bottom of vessel is painted orange, red horizontal stripe separates orange from white on vessel body, outline of bent arms and fingers painted in red on top half of vessel, face and interior of mouth of monkey painted red with area around mouth and eyes left white, red band painted around the stirrup handle connected to body of vessel
Classification
  • Bottle
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Moche
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / La Libertad Region
Additional Geographic Terms Chicama Valley
Dimensions Overall: 24.3 x 13 x 21.1 cm (9 9/16 x 5 1/8 x 8 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 75624, P
Provenance
Expedition De Milhau South American Expedition (1906 - 1909)
Expedition Dr. William C. Farabee (1906 - 1909)

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