Spouted vessel

Museum number:
16-20414
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Alternate number:
94 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.4620
Description:
Chimu style spouted vessel. Double-chambered. Chambers connected by cylinder. One chamber has spout. Other chamber has standing figure with large staff. Chambers have standing figures each holding on ear of corn in each hand. spout and figure connected by bridge.
Donor:
Arthur Beynon and Evelyn Beynon
Collection place:
Peru
Culture or time period:
Chimú culture (ca. 900-1470 AD)
Collector:
Arthur Beynon and Evelyn Beynon
Materials:
Gold (metal) and Metal
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Vessels (containers)
Department:
South America (except Ancient Peru)
Dimensions:
height 17 centimeters and width 21 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Spouted vessel, accession number 16-20414, described as Chimu style spouted vessel. Double-chambered. Chambers connected by cylinder. One chamber has spout. Other chamber has standing figure with large staff. Chambers have standing figures each holding on ear of corn in each hand. spout and figure connected by bridge.

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