Effigy Vessel

39-20-31

From: Peru

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 39-20-31
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Chimu
Provenience Peru
Culture Area Andean
Period Middle Chimu (uncertain)
Section American
Materials Ceramic
Iconography Woman | Jug
Description

Woman Carrying Jug on back. Red ware; red and white paint. Figure of a woman carrying on her back a large jug with long neck and loop handle. She grasps the carrying cloth with both hands to ease the weight on her head.

Height 18.1 cm
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. George W. Childs Drexel, 1939

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