Illustrations of Artifact Categories Subject to U.S. Import Restriction
Peru - Tiahuanaco Animal-effigy Vessel
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Tiahuanaco Animal-effigy Vessel
Type of Object: Vessel
Material: Ceramic
Measurements: Size ranges from 15-25 cm. in height.
Date or Period: 200-700 A.D.
Maker: Tiahuanaco
Designated List Category: IIIK Tiahuanaco Ceramics
Date of Import Restriction: 06/11/1997
Photograph: National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology, and History of Peru
Copyright : National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology, and History of Peru
 
Description of Designated List Category Subject to Import Restrictions:
Date: 200-700 A.D. Decoration consists of slip painting on a highly polished surface. Background is generally a red-orange, with depictions of human, animal, and geometric images, generally outlined in black and white lines. Shapes include plates, cups, jars, beakers, open-backed incense burners on a flat base.
Keywords:
animal shape, animal-effigy vessel, camelids, ceramic, container, painted pottery, polished pottery, pottery, Pre-Columbian Ceramics, Tiahuanaco, vessel,

 


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