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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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Pisco
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| |
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Paracas Necropolis?
| |
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|
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| |
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Fabric
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Paracas Necropolis?
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