Vaso ovoidale con camera costituita dalle spire arrotolate di un serpente

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Ovoid vessel with chamber made up of coiled coils of a snake

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Moulded terracotta

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Ovoid vessel with chamber made up of coiled coils of a snake; the neck is shaped like a bird’s head whose beak forms the loop.

Vaso ovoidale con decorazione geometrica incisa

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Oval vase with engraved geometric decoration

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Moulded terracotta

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Vaso fischiatore a forma di conchiglia “buccina”

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Whistling vessel in the shape of shell "buccina"

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Unità di misura: cm
Altezza: 12
Lunghezza: 21.5

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Perù

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Moulded terracotta

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Whistling vessel in the shape of shell "buccina" (used as a wind instrument in Andean civilizations)

Fiasca discoidale decorata a rilievo da un personaggio maschile

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Disc flask decorated in relief with a male character

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Moulded terracotta

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Fiasca discoidale decorata a rilievo da un personaggio maschile with open arms, with headgear with two horns, surrounded by five zoomorphic figures, on bottom "goose flesh"

Vaso-bottiglia a forma di testa di felino

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Vase-bottle shaped like a feline’s head

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Moulded terracotta

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Vase-bottle shaped like a feline’s head with round ears, eyes, nose, mustache and mouth in relief

Vaso a forma di cucurbitacea (melone)

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Vase in the shape of cucurbitacea (melon)

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Moulded terracotta

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Vase in the shape of  cucurbitacea (melon) with engravings depicting the skin

Vaso con ansa a staffa a forma di salamandra

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Salamander-shaped vase with bracket loop

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Moulded terracotta

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Vaso globulare con ansa a staffa con figurina plastica

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Globular vase with bracket loop with plastic figurine

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Moulded terracotta

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Globular vase with bracket loop with plastic figurine between loop and neck (characteristic element of this type of Chimù vase)

Vaso con ansa a staffa a forma di frutto (o di conchiglia?)

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Vase with a bracket shaped like a fruit (or a shell?)

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Moulded terracotta

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Vaso raffigurante un giaguaro

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Vase representing a jaguar

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Moulded terracotta

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Vase representing a jaguar, with round head and raised legs

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