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Anthropo-zoomorphic figure under the double-headed snake in the mountains

Shape: hemispherical in the shape of two mountain peaks, conical spout at the top, damaged Colour/technique: red body, painted cream, relief Vessel body: front with relief Relief: anthropo-zoomorphic figure (felid teeth) standing under the double-headed serpent, club and staff in hands, ear ornaments, head ornament/covering, neck ornament (Beatrix Hoffmann, 2008)

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Moche
Object type
Figure vessel made of clay
Dimensions
Height: 27,7 cm
Depth: 18,9 cm
Width: 26,3 cm
Material/Technique
Sound
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
V A 4717
Related object(s)

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    Moche 0 - 600
    where
    Peru
    Chimbote
    who
    Moche
  • Collecting
    who
    José Mariano Macedo (1823 - 1894) - Collectors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    American Archaeology

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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