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standing anthropomorphic figure

Form: Double-bodied vessel with spout and handle Colour/technique: red body, unpainted, incised decoration Front vessel: anthropomorphic figure, standing, face with wrinkles, head with several holes and whistling device at the same time, hands on the belly Rear vessel: spherical with spout (Beatrix Hoffmann, 2008)

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Moche
Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Height: 17,3 cm
Depth: 11 cm
Width: 20,3 cm
Material/Technique
Sound
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
V A 62159

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    Moche 0 - 600
    where
    Peru
    Valle de Chicama
    Hacienda de Casa Grande (near Trujillo)
    who
    Moche
  • Collecting
    who
    Sigmund Gildemeister - 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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