Vessel in the form of a man with a llama

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Object Details

Culture/People

probably Recuay (archaeological culture) (attributed)

Previous owner

Leon Buki, Non-Indian

Collection History

Collection history unknown; acquired by MAI through an exchange with art and antiquities dealer Leon Buki in 1973.

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Date created

200 BC–AD 600 (Early Intermediate period)

Catalog Number

24/7646

Barcode

247646.000

Object Type

Containers and Vessels

Object Name

Vessel in the form of a man with a llama

Media/Materials

Pottery, paint

Techniques

Coiled/hand built, modeled, painted

Dimensions

18 x 10 x 19 cm

Place

Recuay Province; Ancash Region; Peru

See related items

Recuay (archaeological culture)

Containers and Vessels

On View

NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Andes

Data Source

National Museum of the American Indian

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws612c28ac1-aa32-4e6d-8b4a-33188cf6a85a

Record ID

NMAI_263366