Effigy

41-24-435

From: Peru

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 41-24-435
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Mochica
Provenience Peru
Culture Area Andean
Period Middle Ancon I
Section American
Materials Ceramic
Iconography Human Figure
Description

Flat base; convex back; front with figure in relief of standing man holding war club in one hand, pointed object in other. Ceremonial crescent knife on headdress; double-headed serpent arched over figure. Stirrup spout (?) missing; restored. Red ware, red and white paint.

Height 13.2 Measurement Unit Not Provided
Width 13.7 Measurement Unit Not Provided
Credit Line Exchange with the Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1941
Other Number 77-46 - Philadelphia Museum of Art Number

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