Relief: anthropo-zoomorpher Kopf

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Created

Who	Moche -w- ùwú
When	1-600 n. Chr.
Where	Peru

Created

Who	Moche -w- ùwú
When	1-600 n. Chr.
Where	Chimbote

Collected

Who	Wilhelm Gretzer (1847-1926)

Description

Form: halbkugelförmige Vase, konischer Ausguss oben
Farbe/Technik: roter Scherben, cremefarben bemalt, Relief
Gefäßkörper: an der flachen Seite Relief eines anthropo-zoomorphen Kopfes (Felidenzähne) mit Oberkörper und Armen, doppelter Ohrschmuck, Halsschmuck, Armschmuck, umrahmt von einem cremefarbenen Ring, rechts und links davon je der Kopf einer doppelköpfigen Schlange, deren Körper auf der Rückseite des Gefäßes im Relief dargestellt ist
(Beatrix Hoffmann, 2008)
Sammler: Gretzer, Wilhelm

Material/Technique

Ton

Measurements

Objektmaß: 20,7 x 15,6 x 13,2 cm

Links / Documents

The object at SMB-digital

Map

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Moche -w- ùwú
Peru

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Object from: Ethnological Museum of Berlin

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