AD 600–1550 (Middle Horizon to Late Horizon period)
Culture/People
probably Central Andes (archaeological) (attributed)
Possible collector
Roscoe P. Conkling, Non-Indian, 1877-1971
Previous owner
Roscoe P. Conkling, Non-Indian, 1877-1971
Seller
Roscoe P. Conkling, Non-Indian, 1877-1971
Collection History
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of mining engineer Roscoe P. Conkling (1877-1971) and possibly acquired by him between 1918 and 1922 while he worked in South America for a mining and smelting company; purchased by MAI from Roscoe Conkling in 1923.
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Place
Río Moche valley; Trujillo Province; La Libertad Region; Peru