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1921.78.36

Tripartite pottery vessel in the form of a fish sandwiched between two globular elements. The fish is crudely painted dark red. [MOBB [OPS move] 22/03/2016]

1921.78.36

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Collection type
Object
Description
Tripartite pottery vessel in the form of a fish sandwiched between two globular elements. The fish is crudely painted dark red. [MOBB [OPS move] 22/03/2016]
Long description
Tripartite vessel in the form of a fish sandwiched between two globular elements. The fish is crudely painted dark red. The vessel was probably made in one or more 2-piece vertical moulds, and is identical to a piece in the BM's Spottiswoode collection. [LM 1986]
Geographical reference
Peru
Latin America and the Caribbean > South America > Peru
La Libertad Region Trujillo Province
Date / Period
Date made: 1000-1476 Archaeological period: Chimu
Date collected
By 1921
Acquisition information
Donated: 1921
Materials and processes
Material Pottery, Material Pigment, Process Moulded, Process Painted
Dimensions
Height 187 mm, Diameter 57 mm rim, Length 195 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1921.78.36
Research and responses

Related Documents File - Letter from Joyce, British Museum, to Balfour, dated 31 August 1921: 'The pots are the gift of J.H. Spottiswoode ... There is no information accompanying them, but it is evident that the Great majority come from the Truxillo region & belong to the late Chimu period. ...' Also condition reports and other research information gathered by LMC, undated. [See file for full texts.] [MOB 20/11/2001]

Purchased by J.H. Spottiswoode in the Pacasmayo region [BM correspondence]

Associated publications
Collection published in Mowat, Linda. 1988. `The Chimu Potter: Mass-Producer or Master Craftsman?' MEG Newsletter 22:1-33.

Search terms: Pottery, Vessel, Figure, Fish Figure

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