Peruvian Stirrup Vessel

Ceramic

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El Camino College Anthropology Museum

Name/Title

Peruvian Stirrup Vessel

Entry/Object ID

A-362

Description

Burnished ceramic, dark brown in color. One human head figure flanked by two zoomorphic figures; top appears broken. Handle has two zoomorphic figures glued to it. Two small figures on the handle appear to have been broken off and reattached. Figure's heads protrude out, but bodies lay flat against handle, human head on top has hole (hollow inside vessel?) White substance covering crevices of shapes. Small inverted triangles and somewhat "L" shaped designs on base in rear. Black-ware vessel from the Sican-Lambayeque culture depicting "Lord Naymlap."

Collection

El Camino College Anthropology Museum

Category

Archaeology

Acquisition

Accession

85.01.28

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

South America

Culture/Tribe

Sican-Lambayeque

Notes

Northern Coast of Peru

Color

Brown

Condition

Overall Condition

Good