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Art of the Ancient Americas
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Artist: Unknown
Stirrup Vessel with Wrinkled Face
1200–800 B.C.
Ceramic with pigment
26.5 × 20.3 × 15 cm (10 7/16 × 8 × 5 7/8 in.)
other (drill hole behind right ear): 0.7 cm(1/4 in.)
Gift of Dr. Joseph Walter, M.D. 1967
2017.81.1
Geography:
Made in Central Andes, Peru
Status:
On view
Culture:
Central Andes, North Coast, Cupisnique culture
Period:
Late Initial Period
Classification:
Containers - Ceramics
Provenance:
Purchased from David DeRoche, San Francisco, CA, 1997
Bibliography:
“Acquisitions July 1, 2017–June 30, 2018,” https://artgallery.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/bulletin/Pub-Bull-acquisitions-2018.pdf (accessed December 1, 2018).
Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.
