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Object Number 39-101-30/2288
Display Title Pucara polychrome pottery relief puma head - from bowl
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ceramic rim sherd, flared rim, feline face in relief, incised and painted polychrome designs on exterior, red pigment on interior rim, feline face has separated from body of sherd
Classification
  • Rim
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Pucará
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Puno Region
Intrasite Excavation 3; Level 5
Additional Geographic Terms Pucara
Dimensions Overall: 5.1 × 6.4 × 0.8 cm (2 × 2 1/2 × 5/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 39-101-30/2288; 156

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