Effigy Vessel

39-20-43

From: Peru

Curatorial Section: American

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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.

Height 17.5 cm
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. George W. Childs Drexel, 1939

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