Effigy Vessel

34085

From: Peru | Huacho | Quintay

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 34085
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Peru | Huacho | Quintay
Culture Area Andean
Section American
Materials Ceramic
Technique Painted
Iconography Penguin
Description

Penguin form. Oval body, neck, swollen below rim, treated as the bird's head; wings, tail and feet project from body of vessel, painted maroon on cream, large

Height 39.5 cm
Outside Diameter 22 cm
Credit Line William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897
Other Number 1382 - Field No SF

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