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Object Number
970-34-30/8819
Display Title
Colonial Chimu pottery vase (highly burnished red ware)
Descriptions
Object Description
Colonial Chimu pottery vase (highly burnished red ware) dating to c. 1800 A.D. Decorated in embossed panels, one of which portrays a battle scene between and Indian and a Spanish soldier. HEIGHT: 29 cm. DIAMETER: approx. 18 cm.
Inventory Description
Bottle, round body, long narrow neck, banded rim, chipped, flat base, engraved human effigy fighting motif and stippling, mended spout, slip worn
Classification
- Bottle
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1790-1820
Culture
- Colonial Period
- Chimú
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
Additional Geographic Terms
North Coast
Materials
Ceramic , Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 28.4 x 10.5 cm (11 3/16 x 4 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
970-34-30/8819
Provenance
Donor
Charles A. Thompson
(1968)
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