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Effigy Vessel

Muisca (Chibcha)

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Caption

Muisca (Chibcha). Effigy Vessel, ca. 1000–1540. Ceramic, pigment, 4 × 3 × 2 1/2 in. (10.2 × 7.6 × 6.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1938, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 38.577. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Effigy Vessel

Date

ca. 1000–1540

Period

Pre-Spanish

Medium

Ceramic, pigment

Classification

Sculpture

Dimensions

4 × 3 × 2 1/2 in. (10.2 × 7.6 × 6.4 cm)

Credit Line

Museum Expedition 1938, Dick S. Ramsay Fund

Accession Number

38.577

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Muisca (Chibcha)

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