Stirrup-Spout Vessel in the form of a Seated Figure
Unidentified Late Moche (Mochica) or Sicán (Lambayeque) maker
750-1000
Terracotta with red and buff slip
Overall: 6 15/16 × 5 1/16 in. (17.7 × 12.8 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Claire E. and Dr. Frederick R. Mebel, Class of 1935
180.25.25942
Geography
Place Made: Central Coast Peru, Peru, South America
Period
500-1000
Object Name
Pottery
Research Area
Americas
Not on view
Course History
ANTH 24, Early Civilizations of the Andes, Alan Covey, Winter 2013
ANTH 24, Early Civilizations of the Andes, Alan Covey, Spring 2014
Provenance
Dr. Frederick Ronald Mebel (1913-1998) and Claire E. Mebel (1916-1994); Rockville Center, New York; given to present collection, 1980.
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