Whistling Jar with a Man Carried on a Litter

Whistling Jar with a Man Carried on a Litter

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Whistling Jar with a Man Carried on a Litter
CultureChimú
Titles
  • Whistling Jar with a Man Carried on a Litter
Date1100–1450 AD
PlacePeru
MediumEarthenware with slip
Dimensions7 1/2 × 3 1/2 × 7 7/8 in. (19.1 × 8.9 × 20.0 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Clement
Object number83.225
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas
Object Type
ProvenanceMr. and Mrs. Robert C. Clement, until 1983; given to MFAH, 1983.

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