Bridge-handled bottle representing fruit

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Date created: AD 100–450 (Early Intermediate period)

Culture/People: probably Nasca (Nazca) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Previous owner: José A. Gayoso (José Galloso), Non-Indian, 1898-1970
Seller: José A. Gayoso (José Galloso), Non-Indian, 1898-1970

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of José A. Gayoso (1898-1970, a landowner in Chongoyape, Peru, who sidelined in excavating and selling antiquities); purchased by MAI from José Gayoso in 1930.
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Place: Nasca (Nazca) region; Peru

See related items: Nasca (Nazca) (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: 17/8902
Barcode: 178902.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Bridge-handled bottle representing fruit
Media/Materials: Pottery, paint
Techniques: Coiled/hand built, modeled, painted
Dimensions: 10 x 5 x 13 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws677b0ac53-a3a6-4890-9464-3e509dab5d75

Record ID: NMAI_191626