Effigy Vessel
| Object Number: | 39-20-43 |
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| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Chimu |
| Provenience: | Peru |
| Culture Area: | Andean |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Ceramic Pigment |
| Iconography: | Human Head Monster |
| Height: | 17.5 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Mrs. George W. Childs Drexel, 1939 |
Description
Red ware; red and white paint. Flat base; modified conical body. Human face with mouth askew and headdress representing a monster with lolling tongue. In low relief toward rear of vessel, two crocodiles, rampant. Stirrup spout.
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