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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Clay Vessel
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.

Clay Vessel

Artist Unknown
CulturePre-Columbian | Peruvian | Inca
Date1476-1532
MediumClay
DimensionsOverall: 8 3/8 x 1 in. (21.3 x 2.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.2428
Not on view
DescriptionInca form mold made black clay vessel with snakes and a lizard. Water cult. Symbolic of life force for Incas.

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
1000-1400 A.D.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Unknown
ca. 500 B.C.
New photography captured by Shannon Ruff with a digital camera - 2006.
Unknown
New photography captured by Shannon Ruff with a digital camera - 2006.
Unknown
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera - 2006.
Unknown
1200-1500 A.D.