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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Llama Head Effigy Vessel
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.

Llama Head Effigy Vessel

Artist Unknown
CulturePre-Columbian | Peruvian
DateLate Classic-Post Classic Period
MediumClay
DimensionsOverall: 7 7/8 in. (20 cm)
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.2424
Not on view
DescriptionSacrificial llama head of black clay. Late Lambayeque, (700-1350) (Taijan)/Chimu. Far north coast. Late Empire absorbed by Chimu 14c.

New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Unknown
Post Classic Period
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Unknown
1000 - 1470
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Unknown
Post Classic Period
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Unknown
No Date
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera - 2006.
Unknown
100 - 700 C.E.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera - 2006.
Unknown
1200-1500 A.D.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Unknown
ca. 500 B.C.