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Anthropo-zoomorphic figure in the mountains

Shape: hemispherical vase with indicated mountain spikes, conical spout at the top, anthropo-zoomorphic relief Colour/technique: red body, painted cream Spout: red body Vessel body: anthropo-zoomorphic figure (felid teeth), cream-coloured eyes, double ear ornaments, cream-coloured neck ornaments, arm ornaments, a snake winds around the mountain prongs on each side, the head is above that of the anthropo-zoomorphic figure (Beatrix Hoffmann, 2008)

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Moche
Object type
Figure vessel made of clay
Dimensions
Height: 20 cm
Depth: 13,1 cm
Width: 14,4 cm
Material/Technique
Sound
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
V A 4695
Related object(s)

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    Moche 0 - 600
    where
    Peru
    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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