paccha;
vessel
- Museum number
- Am1941,04.59
- Description
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Paccha; jar with flaring (broken) spout and small nozzle towards base at side; flat base. Vessel depicts skeletal canine chewing tail; spine and rib details shown in low relief; coarse stippling on face. Vertical mould seams down sides. Well-burnished. Black but much worn off; pale fabric showing.
- Production date
- 900-1430
- Dimensions
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Height: 17.70 centimetres
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Width: 17.50 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- Register addition "Chimu".
Register 1941:
Late Chimu style, Peru.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1941
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Am1941,04.59