Effigy Vessel
| Object Number: | 39-20-6 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Moche |
| Provenience: | Peru |
| Culture Area: | Andean |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Ceramic |
| Iconography: | Male Head Headdress |
| Height: | 27.5 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Mrs. George W. Childs Drexel, 1939 |
| Other Number: | F 2 - Other Number |
Description
Male Head with Elaborate Claw Headdress. Red ware; red and white paint. Portrait head of a man, wearing broad head-band from which rise two large hands, one above each ear. Ear ornaments, large discs pendant from rings. Stirrup spout, broken.
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