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Pepino Vessel with Small Lizard Handle
ca. 1470-1535 CEPrecolumbian
6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm)
Unknown, Chimú-Inca
Peruvian
Object Type:
Ceramics
Medium and Support:
Blackware
Credit Line:
Joseph T. Simon Fund
Accession Number:
1943.8
Location: Currently on view
The Chimú culture valued individually woven and embroidered textiles and fancy metalwork, but most of their pottery was mass produced mold-made blackware. Many copies of each design were created and disseminated and have been found in graves throughout the region.
[Gallery label text, 2009]
[Gallery label text, 2009]
Provenance
Purchased by the Gallery through the Official Commercial Agency of the Peruvian Industries in 1943
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Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions:
- Pre-Spanish & American Indian Art Memorial Art Gallery 10/6/1944 - 00/00/00
- Around the World in Rochester 2/8/1952 - 3/2/1952
Bibliography
This object has the following bibliographic references:
- Article Scope: Reproduction only. Rochester Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester Handbook. Rochester, NY: University of Rochester Press, 1961.
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