OJAC Collection - Four-Bodied Vessel

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Four-Bodied Vessel

1000 - 1466 CE
11th-15th century
6 7/8 in. x 5 7/8 in. (17.46 cm x 14.92 cm)

Chimú, Peruvian, (1000–1466)

Object Type: Pre-Columbian

Medium and Support: Blackware

Credit Line: Gift of William O. Gross Jr.

Accession Number: 1986.079

Object Description

Very fine grey-black ware jar. Body is four plum-sized fruits joined by a stirrup spout decorated with stylized pelicans on stippled background, and a four-pointed star on opposite side of container. Four bodied "lucuma" fruits---another name is "eggfruit" a yellow-meated edible fruit.

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Ancient Americas, Animal, Food, Pre-Columbian, Vessel

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Exhibition List

This object was included in the following exhibitions:

Ancient Americas in a New Light , 2/26/2022 - 8/20/2022

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This object is a member of the following portfolios:

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Arts of Central and South Americas

Ancient Americas in a New Light

Four-Bodied Vessel