Face

29446

From: Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 29446
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I
Culture Area Andean
Locus Found wrapped in cotton in a grave, preserved as a belonging.
Section American
Materials Ceramic | Clay
Description

The object is a small broken face with round perforations on either side. The object is in the shape of a stylized face with indentations for eyes and mouth and a raised nose. The face appears to be made from unfired clay/adobe. There are small pieces of plant material visible at the interior. The catalogue number is not visible on the object. No other numbers are visible on the object.

Credit Line William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897
Other Number 1665 - Field No SF

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