"Dipper" with monkey at end of handle
"Dipper" with monkey at end of handle

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Art of the Ancient Americas

"Dipper" with monkey at end of handle,

100 BCE–700 CE

Recuay
Early Intermediate Period
2016-1406

Information

Title
"Dipper" with monkey at end of handle
Dates

100 BCE–700 CE

Medium
Ceramic with bichrome slip
Dimensions
h. 11.5 cm., l. 26.5 cm., w. 7.4 cm. (4 1/2 x 10 7/16 x 2 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Gillett G. Griffin
Object Number
2016-1406
Place Made

South America, Peru, North highlands

Culture
Early Intermediate period, Recuay
Type
vessels (containers), ceramics, dippers (serving utensils)
Materials
slip, ceramic
Subject
geometric patterns, monkeys

[Joan Barist Primitive Art]; purchased on October 12, 1988, by Gillett G. Griffin (1928-2016), Princeton, NJ [1]; bequest to the Princeton University Art Museum, 2016. [1] According to dated invoice.

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