Vessel in the Shape of a Seated Figure
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.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.
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.
Artwork Details
- 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)
- Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing