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Object Number
2004.29.9841
Display Title
Vase
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: Peru / (Titicaca Lake) / This vase, now in the Archaeological Collection of William S. Vaux, of Philedelphia, was found in an ancient tomb, near the town of Moho, in the province of Huancané, on the northern border of Lake Titicaca, Peru. It is three feet one and a half inches high and five feet eight inches in circumference. / January, 1867.
Department
Photographic
Date
January 1867
Culture
- Peruvian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
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Peru
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Titicaca
Materials
Albumen print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions
Overall: 15.24 × 8.5725 cm (6 × 3 3/8 in.)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.29.11072 | Four men standing |
Transvaal
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| 2004.29.2399 | Archaeological finds, property of Rev. C. Foster Williams |
Ashwood
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| 2004.29.8852 | Carved stone relief |
Peru
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| 2004.29.410 | Stone mortar, found with stone relics |
Tuolumne County
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| 2004.29.10729 | Two men on a boat |
Peru
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| 2004.29.412 | Stone mortar- under basalt 200 feet from surface |
Tuolumne County
| ||
| 2004.29.13444 | Person in front of tent |
Siberia
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| 2004.29.13445 | People in front of tent |
Siberia
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| 2004.29.13443 | People standing next to tent |
Siberia
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| 2004.29.13446 | Dog standing next to tent |
Siberia
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| 2004.29.13447 | People standing next to tent |
Siberia
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| 60-42-50/13190.1.1 | Zab el Madjab |
Algeria
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