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Face-neck "China" Storage Vessel
Image Not Available for Face-neck "China" Storage Vessel

Face-neck "China" Storage Vessel

Dateca. 1200-1470
MediumRedware
Dimensions16 3/4 x 8 inches (42.5 x 20.3 cm)
CulturePeru, Chancay
PeriodLate Intermediate Period
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineTransfer from the Sociology - Anthropology Department. Spring 1956.
Terms
  • Perú
  • Ceramics
  • Redware
  • Chancay
Object number56.208
Label CopyThis large Chancay redware face-neck vessel has an ovoid body and rounded base. The "china" figure's hands hold a small drinking vessel to its chest. The legs are modeled and painted in a lighter cream slip decoration. "China" (or "chino") is the quechua word for servant.
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