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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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