Courtesy of National Museum of the American Indian
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Time Period:
400-700
Materials:
Pottery, paint
Techniques:
Mold-made, painted
Dimensions:
28.8 x 14.8 cm
Cultures:
American Indians, Andes, Central Andes, Moche (Mochica) (archaeological culture), Native Americans, South America
Site Name:
Rio Chicama valley
County:
Ascope Province
State:
La Libertad Region
Country:
Peru
Collection History:
Excavated by Thomas Hewitt Myring (ca. 1861-1916, employed by a mining company with interests in South America), probably between 1890 and 1895; sold to Henry Van Den Bergh (1851-1937, Dutch margarine manufacturer and art collector living in London) in 1909; purchased in 1927 in London, England, by George Heye for MAI.
Source ID:
NMAI_168565
Catalog Number:
15/7571
Album Name:
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