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Anthropo-zoomorphic figure in the mountains
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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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Ethnologisches Museum
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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
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Provenance and sources

when
Moche 0 - 600
where
Peru
who
Moche
who
José Mariano Macedo (1823 - 1894) - Collectors

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CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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