Ceramic vessel fragment with handle, skeleton cover

Museum number:
4-6789
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.170
Description:
Very large fragment of a vessel with handle and used as a cover for skeleton.
Donor:
Max Uhle
Collection place:
Chancay Site E (Cerro de Trinidad), Chancay valley, Lima Region
Verbatim coll. place:
Chancay; Site E; P1; Chancay
Culture or time period:
Late Intermediate Period, ancient Peru (1000-1476 AD)
Collector:
Max Uhle
Materials:
Ceramic (material)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Fragments (object portions) and Vessels (containers)
Accession date:
1905
Department:
Ancient Peru
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Ceramic vessel fragment with handle, skeleton cover, accession number 4-6789, described as Very large fragment of a vessel with handle and used as a cover for skeleton.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Ceramic vessel fragment with handle, skeleton cover, accession number 4-6789, described as Very large fragment of a vessel with handle and used as a cover for skeleton.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Ceramic vessel fragment with handle, skeleton cover, accession number 4-6789, described as Very large fragment of a vessel with handle and used as a cover for skeleton.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Ceramic vessel fragment with handle, skeleton cover, accession number 4-6789, described as Very large fragment of a vessel with handle and used as a cover for skeleton.

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