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On the flat side of the hemispherical, cream and red painted
fork-necked vessel features an anthropomorphic figure. It stands on a pedestal in front of a
a corona. It probably has fangs and thus zoomorphic features. She is adorned with round
ear plugs, wears a crescent-shaped headdress and holds a club in both hands.
both hands. According to Lieske (2009), for example, it represents the deity a-L. A
similar vessel from Chimbote in the Baessler Collection can be found in the Ethnological Museum
Berlin (SMB, inv. no. V A 17779)
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Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum - Kulturen der Welt
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Cataloguing data
Cultural attribution
Moche
Object type
vessels (containers)
Dimensions
270 x 160 x 150 mm
Current location
Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum
Inventory number
RJM 31784
Other number(s)
RJM 1914/17
Provenance and sources
when
between 450-750
Period/Style
Early Intermediate Period - Middle Horizon; Moche IV (style)
where
Peru
America -> South America -> Peru -> Coast (north)
-> Chimbote (place)
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The name of this item is missing in its original language. If you know the name or have any comments, please use the form to get in touch with the institution that provided the data.
The name of this item is missing in its original language. If you know the name or have any comments, please use the form to get in touch with the institution that provided the data.
The name of this item is missing in its original language. If you know the name or have any comments, please use the form to get in touch with the institution that provided the data.
The name of this item is missing in its original language. If you know the name or have any comments, please use the form to get in touch with the institution that provided the data.
The name of this item is missing in its original language. If you know the name or have any comments, please use the form to get in touch with the institution that provided the data.
The name of this item is missing in its original language. If you know the name or have any comments, please use the form to get in touch with the institution that provided the data.
The name of this item is missing in its original language. If you know the name or have any comments, please use the form to get in touch with the institution that provided the data.