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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Moche
Title:Figural vessel
Date Made:500-700 CE
Type:Container; Ceramic
Materials:Earthenware; with slip and polychrome pigments
Place Made:South America; Peru; Moche Valley
Measurements:Overall: 9 1/4 in x 7 in; 23.5 cm x 17.8 cm
Accession Number:  MH 1996.9.4
Credit Line:Gift of Mr. Hershel Richman and Dr. Elizabeth Rosner Richman (Class of 1967)
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Ball form vessel in shape of a standing man holding spondylus shell.

Tags:
ancient; archaeology; men; dress accessories; religion; mythology; drinking; indigenous people

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https://museums.fivecolleges.edu/detail.php?t=objects&type=ext&id_number=MH+1996.9.4

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