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Face-neck Effigy Jar
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Face-neck Effigy Jar

Dateca. 1200-1470
MediumRedware
Dimensions7 x 4 1/4 inches (17.8 x 10.8 cm)
CulturePeru, Chancay
PeriodLate Intermediate Period
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineTransferred from the Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Terms
  • Perú
  • Ceramics
  • Chancay
  • Redware
  • Loincloths
  • Hats
  • Headgear
Object number56.224
Label CopyThis mold-made Chancay redware jar with a buff-colored slip is in the shape of a seated human. The vessel opening is wide, with a the face of a figure on the neck of the jar. The figure's arms curl from its body to touch its knees, forming the vessel's handles. The figure wears a loincloth, and has either hair or a headcloth hanging down its back. The bulges on the upper back and mid-chest can indicate burdens, or perhaps a physical deformity.
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