Vessel
ca. 1200-1460 (made)
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Water vessel of black earthenware in the form of a squash with a wide mouth at the top.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Earthenware |
| Brief description | Water vessel in black earthenware, made in Chimú, North Coast of Peru, ca. 1200-1460. |
| Physical description | Water vessel of black earthenware in the form of a squash with a wide mouth at the top. |
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| Object history | Purchased as part of a large group of Peruvian ceramics (987 to 1053-1875) from Consul Hutchinson. Note in Register: Found in a huaca or burial ground at Talambo. (December 1954) Identified as Chimu ware by Dr. Bushwell, Museum of Archaeology and Ethnography, Cambridge. |
| Production | Made in Chimú, North Coast of Peru. Found in a huaca or burial ground at Talambo. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | 1037-1875 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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