Cuttlefish eyes

Artist CHILE

Dateca. 1000-1530

MediumCuttlefish eyes

Dimensions2 3/4 in. (7 cm)

ClassificationsMaterials

Credit LineGift of Henry Schnakenberg

Object number1950.43.20

DescriptionAbout 6 "eyes" (2 are fragments) date is based on Arica provenence which is on the very far South coast which I don't think was settled and/or prosperous enough to use mummification before the dates suggested, perhaps not before Inca empire (from c. 1450)

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