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Object Number
2004.29.8865
Display Title
Frieze in high relief showing stylized animal, possibly a viscacha or squirrel
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: Frisos en alto relieve de barro, que representan una figura de animal muy estilizada. Algunos dicen que corresponde a una vizcacha (o ardilla). Estos frisos adornan las paredes ineriores del patio ceremonial de la ciudela "Tschudi." [translation: Friezes in high relief of clay, figures representing a highly stylized animal. Some say it corresponds to a viscacha (or squirrel). These friezes adorn the interior walls of the ceremonial courtyard of the citadel "Tschudi."]
Subject
- Frieze
Department
Photographic
Culture
- Peruvian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
Dimensions
Overall: 11.7475 × 18.0975 cm (4 5/8 × 7 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
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