Stirrup-spout Vessel in the form of a Fox or Feline

Unidentified Moche (Mochica) maker

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250-750

Terracotta with red and tan slip

Overall: 10 7/16 × 6 9/16 in. (26.5 × 16.7 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Claire E. and Dr. Frederick R. Mebel, Class of 1935

180.25.25937

Geography

Place Made: Peru, South America

Period

1-500

Object Name

Pottery

Research Area

Americas

Not on view

Provenance

Dr. Frederick Ronald Mebel (1913-1998) and Claire E. Mebel (1916-1994); Rockville Center, New York; given to present collection, 1980.

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