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Spherical vessel
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Spherical vessel

DateMoche V (500-700AD) or Chimu (1000-1437)
MediumCeramic
ClassificationsContainers
Credit LineGift of Henry Schnakenberg
Object number1950.43.13
DescriptionMochica vessel with a long, cylindrical neck on which a male head lies, whose hands, arms and garments are crudely painted on the vessel. The base seems unpainted, as does the face. There is a white band above the base and a red painted upper half which contains the sketching hands (which hold a cup). The face is of a man of prestige, with a large nose and ear ornaments, and gold elaborate headpiece.
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