Effigy Vessel

39-20-27

From: Peru

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 39-20-27
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Moche
Provenience Peru
Culture Area Andean
Section American
Materials Ceramic
Iconography Monkey | Jar
Description

Monkey, Listening to Jar. Red ware; red and white paint. Hybrid or masked figure. Monkey face, body of a man, seated cross-legged, leaning head upon large jar which he holds. Wears shirt, back-cloth, hood and cylindrical ear-plugs. Stirrup spout.

Height 26 cm
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. George W. Childs Drexel, 1939

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