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Inka-Chimú

Aribalo with rayed figures

Inka-Chimú, 999-1531

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Inka-Chimú

Aribalo with rayed figures

Inka-Chimú, 999-1531

Physical Qualities Earthenware, black reduced, 7 1/16 × 6 3/4 in. (18 × 17.2 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Lester S. Levy
Object Number 1957.64
Mold-made, Inka-style aríbalo shape with squat, slightly carinated body that bears small side handles on the lower body, and a short spout. A panel of embossed figures is framed between the handles on one side of the body exterior. The panel shows three rayed figures with upraised hands. In typical Chimú style, the vessel has been fired in a reduced atmosphere and appears black.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Myths of Ancient Peru," October 7- 30, 1969.
"Myths of Ancient Peru," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1969, cat. no. 98.

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