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Object Number 45-32-30/8844
Display Title Textile, embroidered, fragment
Descriptions
Object Description Fragment of embroidery; lizard image in stem-stitch embroidery in dark green, dark blue, gold, purple, white on red ground (all camelid, z-2s). Foundation: 1-1 plainweave brown cotton (z-2s), now badly deteriorated.
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber textile, red, embroidered lizard design
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Date 500 BCE-301 BCE
Culture
  • Early horizon
  • Paracas Necropolis
  • Early Intermediate period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Ica Region / Pisco Province / Pisco
Additional Geographic Terms Peru, South coast: Paracas
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 8 x 4.5 cm (3 1/8 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1

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