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Pottery with a deity's face design

Chavin Artisans1000 BC - 200 BC

Amano Pre-Columbian Textile Museum
Lima, Peru

Ceramic piece, stirrup spout globular bottle. Designs: stylized face of the deity on Formative Period. Closed oven produced this black color finish.

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Title: Pottery with a deity's face design
Creator: Chavin Artisans
Date Created: 1000 BC - 200 BC
Physical Location: Amano Precolumbian Textile Museum, Lima
Location Created: Chiquitoy, Ascope, La Libertad, Perú
Physical Dimensions: Height 234 mm x Width 152 mm
Provenance: Archaeological field survey
Subject Keywords: Chavin, ceramic, god, feline, Amano Museum, formative
Type: Utilitarian and ceremonial object
External Link: Amano Precolumbian Textile Museum
Medium: Ceramic

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