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vase

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human history
  • Description

    vase, ceramic. Ellipsoid body swith a flat base, restricted form. Neck measures 20mm in height and flares out to a flat rim. Handle mid-depth on body, placed laterally, and a loop mid-handle is at neck level. Red slip covers the surface with encrusted material on exterior surface. Lower body angles sharply to base. Found in an Inca burial ground. Boliva

  • Place
  • Accession Date
    1910
  • Other Id

    12542 (ethnology)

  • Department
  • Display Room
vase, 12542, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 01 Aug… … Read more

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