Monkey Effigy Vessel

Dateca. 1300-1470

MediumBlackware

CultureChimu (Peru)

PeriodLate Intermediate Period

ClassificationsCeramics

Credit LineTransferred from the Department of Sociology and Anthropology

Terms

Perú
Ceramics
Chimu
Blackware
Animals
Monkeys

Object number56.155

Label CopyThis Late Chimú blackware vessel is mold-made, with a monkey in raised relief on the body of the vessel and a broad, slightly flaring spout rising up from the center of the monkey's back. Monkeys are very common decorative elements in Chimú pottery.

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