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Ornament with animal and human face,
A.D. 300–700

possibly Recuay

Early Intermediate

2021-97

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Title

Ornament with animal and human face

Dates

A.D. 300–700

Medium

Turquoise with shell and stone inlays

Dimensions

2.2 × 1.6 cm (7/8 × 5/8 in.)

Credit Line

Museum purchase, Peter Jay Sharp, Class of 1952, Fund

Object Number

2021-97

Place Made

South America, Peru, Northern highlands

Culture

Recuay

Period

Early Intermediate period

Type

ornament

Materials

turquoise, shell

Subject

faces, animals

7/67-2021 Daniel Rifkin ’62, New York (ledger 79)

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Possibly Recuay, Early Intermediate, A.D. 300–700, Northern highlands, Peru, Andes, Ornament with animal and human face. Turquoise with shell and stone inlays; 2.2 × 1.6 cm. Museum purchase, Peter Jay Sharp, Class of 1952, Fund (2021-97) https://artmuseum-beta.princeton.edu/art/collections/objects/138149

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