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43459

From: Peru | Lambayeque

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 43459
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Peru | Lambayeque
Culture Area Andean
Section American
Materials Ceramic
Iconography Human Head | Crab Claw
Description

Black clay. Pedestal base; globular body; tapering neck, human head on neck, crablike claws on shoulders appear animal heads in profile; arms in low relief, raised hands little more than discs; two heads in full relief with arms are pendant on body of vessel. One vertical loop handle with human head in relief.

Credit Line Gift of Randolph Clay, 1912

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