Figure
58-17-135
From: Peru
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 58-17-135 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Mochica |
Provenience | Peru |
Culture Area | Andean |
Section | American |
Materials | Clay |
Technique | Fired |
Iconography | Head |
Description | Hollow, used as vase (?); fired reddish clay; large "snub" nose, clipped; back part looks like long hair or headdress turned under just above shoulders; ears low on head with earring(?) hanging down, mouth straight incised line; eyes detailed, slightly slanted; cheeks flat and broad; headdress straight across forehead; spout at top painted white, partly broken. |
Height | 8.9 cm |
Width | 6.1 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Harry B. Wright, 1958 |
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