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Bottle depicting a Fly

Chimú

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Chimú. Bottle depicting a Fly, probably 19th or 20th century. Ceramic, 7 1/16 x 7 1/2 in. (18 x 19 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Ernest Erickson, 70.177.14. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Culture

Chimú

Title

Bottle depicting a Fly

Date

probably 19th or 20th century

Period

Pre-Spanish

Medium

Ceramic

Classification

Vessel

Dimensions

7 1/16 x 7 1/2 in. (18 x 19 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Ernest Erickson

Accession Number

70.177.14

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Artists and makers

Chimú

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