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Flask Shaped Jar in the Form of a Coiled Animal (Pacha)

Chimú

Caption

Chimú. Flask Shaped Jar in the Form of a Coiled Animal (Pacha), ca.1100–1400. Ceramic, 8 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (21.6 x 19.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 30.1050.

Gallery

Not on view

Culture

Chimú

Title

Flask Shaped Jar in the Form of a Coiled Animal (Pacha)

Date

ca.1100–1400

Period

Pre-Spanish

Medium

Ceramic

Classification

Vessel

Dimensions

8 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (21.6 x 19.1 cm)

Credit Line

Museum Collection Fund

Accession Number

30.1050

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Artists and makers

Chimú

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