Bowl

39-20-64

From: Peru

Curatorial Section: American

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Native Name Florero
Object Number 39-20-64
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Moche
Provenience Peru
Culture Area Andean
Section American
Materials Ceramic
Iconography Weapons
Description

Rim with Weapon Bundles. Red ware; red and white paint. Hollow with rattling balls; side of bowl concavely flaring. Decoration on interior, four groupings of warrior's panoply: A - round shield with field of horizontal lines, 2 clubs, sling, shirt and buttock shield. B - square shield with field of concentric squares and corner dots, 2 clubs, 2 darts, sling, helmet and breechcloth? C- round shield with rosette, 2 clubs, 2 darts, sling?, shirt and helmet. D - square shield with textile device, 2 clubs, 2 darts, sleeveless shirt and breech-cloth? Hummingbird on rim between A and D.

Height 15 cm
Outside Diameter 26.5 cm
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. George W. Childs Drexel, 1939

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