[Beaker with jaguar handles]
Artist
Unknown
CultureChancay | Peruvian
Date900-1350
MediumEarthenware with paint
DimensionsOverall: 7 1/2 x 8 1/4 in. (19.1 x 21 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Leroy J. Pearlman
Object number83.637
Not on view
DescriptionFlat bottomed beaker or kero which has outslanting sides; appliqued on either side below rim are handles in form of running jaguars. Heads top rim while tails hang down sides. Vessel is painted cream with dark brown decoration. There is dark brown basal band and a vertical band under handles. Sides are decorated with wavy lines and stylized fish in panels.
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