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Shell Effigy Bowl
- Date:
- probably 100 - 500 CE
- Century:
- 1st - 8th Century
- Dimensions:
- 7 in. x 5 in. (17.78 cm x 12.7 cm)
- Culture:
- Moche
- Creation Place:
- North Coast Peru
- Artist:
-
Unknown Artist,
- Object Type:
- Shells-Ceramics
- Medium and Support:
- Slip painted terracotta
- Credit Line:
- Collection of Mingei International Museum; purchase made possible by a generous gift from Akaloa Resource Foundation.
- Accession Number:
- 2000-05-108
- Currently on view:
- No
Bibliography List
This object has the following bibliographic references:
- Armand J. Labbé. Pre-Columbian Art: Marine Animal Forms. Mingei International Museum. San Diego, CA , 2001. Page Number: 91.
- Harmer Johnson. Guide To The Arts of The Americas. Rizzoli. New York , September 15, 1992.
- Geoffrey H. S. Bushnell. Ancient Arts of the Americas. F. A. Praeger. New York, NY , 1965.
Exhibition List
This object has been included in the following exhibitions:
- Pre-Columbian Art - Marine Animal Forms. 12/11/2001 - 10/28/2003.
- Art of the Americas--Mesoamerican and Pre-columbian Art from Mingei's Permanent Collection. 7/15/2017 - 2/18/2018.
