Vase
c. AD 1470-1532 (made)
| Place of origin |
Twin whistling flasks of black earthenware which has been burnished and smoke fired. Each flask has a bulbous body and a tall cylindrical neck with projecting rim. The necks and the bodies are joined together. On the top of one flask sits a monkey with a small hole underneath him to let out the air when you blow down the other flask's neck.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Black earthenware, burnished, smoke fired. |
| Brief description | Twin whistling flasks with monkey figure of black earthenware, Peru (Chimú-Inca culture), about AD 1470-1532. |
| Physical description | Twin whistling flasks of black earthenware which has been burnished and smoke fired. Each flask has a bulbous body and a tall cylindrical neck with projecting rim. The necks and the bodies are joined together. On the top of one flask sits a monkey with a small hole underneath him to let out the air when you blow down the other flask's neck. |
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| Credit line | Given by Her Majesty Queen Mary |
| Object history | Said to be from a tomb near Truxillo, the first Spanish capital built in Peru by Pizarro after the Conquest (1530), see Ceramics Department Register descriptions. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.217-1916 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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