Effigy Vessel

Stirrup Spout

34424

From: Peru | Trujillo

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 34424
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Moche
Provenience Peru | Trujillo
Culture Area Andean
Section American
Materials Ceramic
Description

Flat base, stirrup neck, human face with cat teeth on each side of vessel; animal head at each end, the ears formed by the human noses. Fanged god head with felines

Credit Line William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897
Other Number 3010 - Field No SF

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