Effigy

41-24-435

From: Peru

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 41-24-435
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Mochica
Provenience Peru
Culture Area Andean
Period Middle Ancon I
Section American
Materials Ceramic
Iconography Human Figure
Description

Flat base; convex back; front with figure in relief of standing man holding war club in one hand, pointed object in other. Ceremonial crescent knife on headdress; double-headed serpent arched over figure. Stirrup spout (?) missing; restored. Red ware, red and white paint.

Height 13.2
Width 13.7
Credit Line Exchange with the Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1941
Other Number 77-46 - Philadelphia Museum of Art Number

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