Ornament with animal and human face
Ornament with animal and human face
Ornament with animal and human face
Ornament with animal and human face

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Ornament with animal and human face,

300–700 CE

possibly Recuay
Early Intermediate Period
2021-97

Information

Title
Ornament with animal and human face
Dates

300–700 CE

Medium
Turquoise with shell and stone inlays
Dimensions
2.2 × 1.6 cm (7/8 × 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Peter Jay Sharp, Class of 1952, Fund
Object Number
2021-97
Place Made

South America, Peru, Northern highlands

Culture
Recuay
Period
Early Intermediate period, Early Intermediate period
Type
ornament
Materials
turquoise, shell
Subject
animals, faces

7/67-2021 Daniel Rifkin ’62, New York (ledger 79)

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