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Vase
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 / Peru / <State> / <County> / <City> / Titicaca
Materials Albumen print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 15.24 × 8.5725 cm (6 × 3 3/8 in.)

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