Vessel in the form of an animal
Vessel in the form of an animal
Vessel in the form of an animal
Vessel in the form of an animal

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Art of the Ancient Americas

Vessel in the form of an animal,

300–1000 CE

El Molle or Las Animas
Early Agricultural-Ceramic
y1992-32

Information

Title
Vessel in the form of an animal
Dates

300–1000 CE

Medium
Ceramic with red slip
Dimensions
8.3 × 13.7 × 6.6 cm (3 1/4 × 5 3/8 × 2 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Stephen R. Steinhauser, Class of 1942
Object Number
y1992-32
Place Excavated

South America, Chile, Coquimbo Province, Norte chico, Cerrillos de Rapel

Period
Pre-Columbian Chilean styles
Type
vessels (containers), figurines, ceramics
Materials
slip, ceramic
Subject
mammals

Possibly Cerrillos de Rapel, Chile [1]. Gift of Stephen R. Steinhauser to the Princeton University Art Museum, 1992. [1] Sticker on the bottom indicated "Cerrillos Rapel".

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