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Area Moche
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Area Moche
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Titolo dell'opera:
Vase with a bridge shaped handle representing the head of a jaguar
Acquisizione:
Mario Marini Montesoro 1957 donazione
Ambito culturale:
ambito Moche I-II
Author/ School/ Dating:
Vase with a bridge shaped handle representing the head of a jaguar
Object Type:
head shaped vase
Epoca:
III b.C. - VIII a.C. - 300 b.C. - 800 a.C.
Misure:
Unità di misura: cm; Altezza: 19.5; Larghezza: 15; Profondità: 12
Provenienza (nazione):
Perù
Tecnica:
argilla- a stampo
Ultimi prestiti:
Vero o falso? Modellare per capire. Laboratorio permanente di ceramica precolombiana. - Genova, Laboratorio didattico Sant'Agostino - 2000-2001
L'America indigena nelle collezioni del Civico Istituto Colombiano di Genova - Genova, Palazzo Doria - 1990
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Vase with a slightly convex bottom. The body in the shape of the head of a jaguar is light brown, has open fangs and rielief teeth of cream color,
The nose is in relief with horizontal incisions painted in red and brown, while the whiskers are beige, red and brown. The concentrical circles represent the eyes, incised and painted in browns, like the painted eye-brows. The ears are in relief, incised and painted in beige and brown and are shaped at the base of the two cylindrical spouts, with a red painted rim. The handle in the shape of a bridge is decorated with two patterns, a Greek fret and triangular motifs, painted in red.
Vase with a bridge shaped handle representing the head of a jaguar
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Titolo dell'opera:
Flutes
Acquisizione:
Esso Standard s.d. donazione
Ambito culturale:
cultura Moche
Author/ School/ Dating:
Flutes
Epoca:
Misure:
Unità di misura: cm; Larghezza: 2; Lunghezza: 11; Spessore: 1.3; Unità di misura: cm; Larghezza: 1.8; Lunghezza: 10.7; Spessore: 1.3
Provenienza (nazione):
Perù
Tecnica:
osso
Ultimi prestiti:
Due mondi a confronto. I segni della storia - Genova, Palazzo Ducale - maggio-ottobre 1992
L'America indigena nelle collezioni del Civico Istituto Colombiano di Genova - Genova, Palazzo Doria - marzo 1990
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Two bone flutes, each with three holes, one cream-colored, the other orange-brown.
Flutes
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Spondylus shells
Misure:
Unità di misura: cm
Diametro: 9
Provenienza (nazione):
Perù
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Called mullu in the Quechua language, these large shells from the Equadorian pacific coast were an important trading article in the Andean region and had various social and ritualistic applications; they were used as offerings to the gods, as symbols of prestige, and as material for the production of different ornaments, as well as being depicted on ceramics.
Spondylus shells
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Necklace made of stone, coral, shell
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Necklace made of stone, coral, shell
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Anthropomorphic molded figure representing a male character standing with headgear, pendants and two-wire necklace
Technique and Dimensions:
Terracotta
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Anthropomorphic molded figure representing a male character standing with headgear, pendants and two-wire necklace
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Boy with stick
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Boy with stick
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The Captain with Corsair Hat (1882-1895)
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The Captain with Corsair Hat (1882-1895)
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Captain with equinoctial ring - Africa (1907-1908)
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Captain with equinoctial ring - Africa (1907-1908)
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Captain with Laura Doria and her daughter Orietta - Isola del Giglio
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Captain with Laura Doria and her daughter Orietta - Isola del Giglio
