Chimú Vessel

date

900-1200

creation place

South America, Peru

medium & support

Molded, fired and polished stoneware

measurements

9 1/2 x 7 1/2 x 3 3/4 in. (24.13 x 19.05 x 9.53 cm)

credit line

Gift of David T. Owsley via the Alconda-Owsley Foundation

accession number

2013.031.003

keywords

animal, ceramic ware, chimu, civilization, container, culture, dog, earth, household, housing, jar, mammal, materiality, monkey, nature, nursing, offspring, pottery, Pre Columbian, puma, pups, society, stoneware, suckling, vessel, world

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