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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Chimú-Inka
Title:Jar with figure in high relief
Date Made:1470-1530 CE (Late Intermediate Period)
Type:Ceramic
Materials:Ceramic; earthenware with burnishing
Place Made:South America; Peru; Chan-Chan Valley
Measurements:overall: 9 1/4 in x 7 1/8 in x 6 in; 23.495 cm x 18.0975 cm x 15.24 cm
Accession Number:  MH 1975.15.27
Credit Line:Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James F. Mathias (Barbara V. Lord, Class of 1934)
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Burnished blackware with relief decoration; lintel shape; relief figure with raised right arm and headdress with two peaks; round geometric ornament on the back.

Tags:
pottery; ancient; archaeology; indigenous people; vessels; containers

Subjects:
Pottery

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