Bottle with snake and feline designs

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Date created: AD 900–1400 (Late Intermediate period)

Culture/People: probably Sicán (Lambayeque) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Auction venue: Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc. (Sotheby Parke Bernet/Parke-Bernet Auction House)

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI at an auction held by the Parke-Bernet Galleries (New York City) in 1971.
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Place: Chan Chan; Trujillo Province; La Libertad Region; Peru

See related items: Sicán (Lambayeque) (archaeological culture); Containers and Vessels
On View: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Andes

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 24/6485
Barcode: 246485.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Bottle with snake and feline designs
Media/Materials: Pottery
Techniques: Mold-made, incised
Dimensions: 27 x 18 x 31 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6d06d3d63-aa3f-4feb-84bb-3020ea183acf

Record ID: NMAI_262194