04

IDENTIFICATION

Catalog code: 04

CULTURE, TIME, AND PLACE

Culture: Chimú

John Rowe Chronology: Late Intermediate Period (1000 CE-1476 CE)

Region: Peruvian Northern Coast

Valley: 

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION AND DIMENSIONS

Primary Material: Ceramic Blackware

Material Type: Ceramic Blackware

Morphofunctional Category: Múcuras

Main Scene: Night monkey with anthropomorphic features

Description: Figural vessel, with a monkey motif protruding from a cuboidal body shape with a triangular fret design and stars carved into the primary body surface and features one side handle attaching the neck to the body.

Height: 184 mm / Length: 178 mm / Width: 127mm / Weight: 548 g

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES