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Dipper vessel with human head on the handle200–700 CE

Not on view
Ceramic ring-shaped vessel with a long, tapering neck topped by a small modeled human head wearing a conical headdress, cream and russet slip surface
Title
Dipper vessel with human head on the handle
Culture
Moche
Place Made
Peru, North Coast
Date Made
200–700 CE
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic
Dimensions
Diameter: 6 1/2 in. (16.51 cm); 4 1/2 x 12 x 6 1/2 in. (11.43 x 30.48 x 16.51 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.57
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas