Object Record
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Metadata
Catalog Number |
C09.504 |
Title |
Peruvian Funerary Jug |
Object Name |
Jug |
Description |
Round jug with animal head for top; rounded bottom; holes in "ears" for a string to hang jug; painted decoration in black and white of lines and dots, meander pattern at bottom. |
Year Range from |
800 |
Year Range to |
999 |
Artist |
Unknown |
Dimensions |
H-6.5 W-5.25 inches |
Material |
Earthenware |
Place of Origin |
North Coast of Peru |
Provenance |
May have a connection with Lt. John C. Long's gifts of the 1820s?Lt. John C. Long was stationed in the Pacific and visited Peru several times. He donated items from Peru to the Athenaeum. |
Subjects |
Peruvian effigy jug Pottery Earthenware |