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Vessel in the Shape of a Seated Figure

525–550 CE

Not on view

The elaborate headdress of the seated figure on this vessel features octopus tentacles and an owl’s head, making it similar to the octopus frontlet recovered from the nearby site of La Mina.

El elaborado tocado de esta vasija en forma de figura sentada tiene un ornamento decorativo con tentáculos de pulpo y cabeza de búho, similar al ornamento descubierto en La Mina, sitio ubicado a poca distancia.

Vessel in the Shape of a Seated Figure, Ceramic, Moche — Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Vessel in the Shape of a Seated Figure, Ceramic, Moche

Vessel in the Shape of a Seated Figure, Ceramic, Moche

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Title: Vessel in the Shape of a Seated Figure

Date: 525–550 CE

Geography: Peru

Culture: Moche

Medium: Ceramic

Dimensions: H. 7 7/8 in. (20 cm)

Classification: Ceramics-Vessels

Credit Line: Museo de Sitio de Chan Chan, Huanchaco, Peru, Ministerio de Cultura del Perú (13-01-04/IV/A-1/13, 439)

Accession Number: SL.4.2018.45.6

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