Chimú
Face neck bottle
Chimú, 1000-1499
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Chimú
Face neck bottle
Chimú, 1000-1499
Physical Qualities
Earthenware, reduced black, 9 7/16 × 7 11/16 in. (24 × 19.5 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Janis K. Englar, Timonium, Maryland
Object Number
1993.24
Spherical body slopes to small rounded base. Dignitary's head bearing a conical shaped headdress and collar form the bottle spout. Arms carved in low relief on sides.
Mrs. Englar's mother lived in Peru in the 1950s. The object was given to her by her employee, who said he excavated it in the surrounding hills.
