Vase with fruit-shaped chamber and zoomorphic element

Chimú Culture (?) or imitationBefore 1850

Mudec - Museum of Cultures
Milan, Italy

This vase constitutes an important historical document, since it is one of the very few pre-Hispanic artifacts collected by explorer and scientist Antonio Raimondi, who probably obtained it on one of his many trips to Peru’s North Coast.

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Title: Vase with fruit-shaped chamber and zoomorphic element
Creator: Chimú Culture (?) or imitation
Date Created: Before 1850
Location Created: Peru, Northern Coast
Physical Dimensions: h 19 cm
Type: Vase
Rights: Antonio Raimondi Collection - Museum of Cultures, Milan - PAM 57
Medium: Mold-cast terracotta, reduction firing, mold-cast decoration
Collocazione: Currently not on view

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