Animal Effigy Head Pot
Dateca. 1300-1470
MediumBlackware
Dimensions6 1/2 x 6 3/4 inches (16.5 x 17.1 cm)
CultureChimu (Peru)
PeriodLate Intermediate Period
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineTransfer from the Sociology - Anthropology Department. Spring 1956.
Terms
- Perú
- Ceramics
- Blackware
- Animals
- Llamas
- Chimu
Object number56.180
Label CopyThis burnished Chimú blackware animal effigy vessel has a flared spout, an animal head (possibly a fox or a camelid), a blind spout or tail on the vessel shoulder, and two small round handles at the base of the spout. The body of the vessel is squat and globular.Collections
ca. 1300-1470
AD 1200-1470
ca. 1300-1470
ca. 1300-1470
AD 1470-1532
ca. 1470-1532
ca. 1300-1532
ca. 1470-1532
ca. 1300-1532
ca. 1470-1532
ca. 1300-1532