Pot
65-46-11
From: Peru | Salinas
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 65-46-11 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Chimu (uncertain) |
Provenience | Peru | Salinas |
Culture Area | Andean |
Period | Historic Period | Modern |
Section | American |
Materials | Ceramic |
Iconography | Human Figure |
Description | 2 kneeling figures, 1 seated figure in center. Arms, legs and heads show, the rest is raised dots. 2 side figures hold center figure. They wear half-circle shaped hats, necklaces. Feautures on all three faces shown by X holes and oval for eyes, two holes for nose and 2 holes for mouth. Center figure's head is tilted back, chin protrudes. Spout extends straight up, slightly off center. Back shows a lot of hair for center figure, roughly indicated forms of side figurines. All three rest on flat broad base. Chimu influenced. Probably post-Spanish contact. May be early Columbian or quite modern. |
Height | 20.8 cm |
Thickness | 3.9 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Watson Kitner, 1965 |
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