Effigy Vessel
Object Number:
39-20-43
Current Location:
Collections storage
Culture:
Chimu
Provenience:
Peru
Culture Area:
Andean
Section:
American
Materials:
Ceramic
Pigment
Iconography:
Human Head
Monster
Description:
Red ware; red and white paint. Flat base; modified conical body. Human face with mouth askew and headdress representing a monster with lolling tongue. In low relief toward rear of vessel, two crocodiles, rampant. Stirrup spout.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. George W. Childs Drexel
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