Effigy Vessel

39-20-29

From: Peru

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 39-20-29
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Chimu
Provenience Peru
Culture Area Andean
Date Made 200 BCE-700 CE
Section American
Materials Ceramic
Iconography Man | Trader
Description

Red ware; red and white paint. Human figure, carrying canteen? on the back, by a band over the head. Clothing barely indicated; has forelock but no ornaments, and carries a spindle or small club. Stirrup spout.

Height 21 cm
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. George W. Childs Drexel, 1939

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