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1884.140.863

Double spout and bridge whistling vessel.

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1884.140.863

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Collection type
Object
Description
Double spout and bridge whistling vessel.
Long description
Moulded double spout and bridge whistling vessel of burnished black pottery. One of the spouts (closed, with whistling hole) is in the form of a duck; the other is broken. The body of the vessel is in the form of two fruits.
Date / Period
Archaeological period: Chimu
Date collected
By 1884
Acquisition information
Donated: 1884 Found unentered: 2006
Materials and processes
Material Pottery, Process Moulded, Process Burnished
Dimensions
Height: max 135 mm, Width: max 150 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1884.140.863 Other numbers: 173 53 PR Cat other PR nos: 1920
Research and responses

This is a Chimu rather than an Inca piece. [LM 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 3/1/2006]

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