Effigy Bottle

91-26-33

From: Peru

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 91-26-33
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Moche
Provenience Peru
Culture Area Andean
Date Made ca. 1200 CE
Section American
Materials Ceramic
Iconography Man | Animal
Description

Reddish brown ceramic human effigy vessel. Standing figure holding animal across chest; back pouch slung around neck; and hair tied in knot at nape of neck. White glaze over upper body and animal, around eyes and on earrings. Large detached chip on lower front of vessel.

Height 22.5 cm
Width 12.3 cm
Credit Line Gift of Margaret Wasserman Levy, 1991

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