New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.

Effigy Vessel

Artist Unknown

CulturePre-Columbian | Peruvian

DateLate Classic-Post Classic Period

MediumTerra cotta

DimensionsOverall: 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm)

Credit LineGift of Dr. James C. Perry

Object number34.1.85

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DescriptionSingle spout bottle with strap handle and modeled head at base of spout. Eye stylization (elongated teardrop) diagnostic of culture. Elaborate tassels suspended from ears with recumbent figures on either side. Black mold-made terra cotta.

Published ReferencesKrannert Art Museum, _Ancient Andean Art_, 1974, pg. 45.