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Vessel

Chimu culture, Pre-Columbian

Titles Vessel (Descriptive)
Artist Chimu culture, Peru, 1200 - 1470
Medium earthenware
Dimensions 8 × 3 3/4 × 6 in. (20.3 × 9.5 × 15.2 cm)
Credit Line Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Charles W. Ochs, 1986.674
Work Type vessel
Classification Containers

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Vessel with sinuate snouted serpent motif painted in black, purple, and creame on an orange background with abstract space. Filling designs.

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female

Female Figure, Jama-Coaque culture, Pre-Columbian, fired clay and slip

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