Figurine of a squatting man/container
Figurine of a squatting man/container

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Figurine of a squatting man/container,

600–700

Mochica
Middle Horizon (Moche phase IV)
y1968-80

Information

Title
Figurine of a squatting man/container
Dates

600–700

Medium
Light brown wood
Dimensions
h. 3.8 cm., diam. 2.4 cm. (1 1/2 x 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of J. Lionberger Davis, Class of 1900
Object Number
y1968-80
Place Made

South America, Peru, North coast

Marks/Labels/Seals
Painted on bottom [Collector number]: JLD 266
Culture
Middle horizon, Mochica
Type
containers, figurines
Materials
wood
Subject
figures (representations), men

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