Llama Head Effigy Vessel (possibly a forgery)
Unidentified Chimú Inca Style maker
possibly 1470-1530 or 20th century
Terracotta
Overall: 3 3/4 × 4 3/8 × 5 3/4 in. (9.5 × 11.1 × 14.6 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Constance M. Landmann, in memory of Frederick E. Landmann
2008.4.7
Geography
Place Made: Peru, South America
Period
1400-1600
Object Name
Vessel
Research Area
Americas
Not on view
Provenance
Collected by Frederick E. (1907-2003) and Constance M. (1912-2011) Landmann, Hanover, New Hampshire, before 1970; given to present, 2008.
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