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Object Number
09-3-30/75622.6
Display Title
Ceramic jar, molded design, painted sepentine design
Descriptions
Object Description
Ceramic jar, molded design, painted sepentine design
Inventory Description
Ceramic vase with raised base, upright oval body, straight neck, flaring rim, four molded annular bands vertical on body forming four sections, two molded buckets (?) in each section, one above the other, exterior of vessel and interior of neck painted red, buckets and bands painted white, white serpentine figures with open mouths painted around each set of buckets, two serpentine figures have extended tongues, two do not, white upside wave pattern painted around mouth of vessel, white stripe painted horizontally around base of neck, two dents on opposite sides of vessel, vessel leans to one side
Classification
- Vase
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Moche
- Phase III
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
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Peru
/
La Libertad Region
Additional Geographic Terms
Chicamac Valley
Materials
Ceramic Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 31.9 x 21.1 x 21.5 cm (12 9/16 x 8 5/16 x 8 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
09-3-30/75622.6, P
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