Seated grey-brown figure of a male holding his legs, on a flat base. Representation of a person with their upper lip and end of nose eaten away. Modelled manufacture. Unbroken.

• History Of Use

  Said to represent an individual with leishmaniasis; such individuals participated in funerary rites.

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• Type of Item figure
• Culture Moche
• Material clay
• Measurements height 5.1 cm, width 3.1 cm, depth 3.6 cm (overall)

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• Previous Owner Alan R. Sawyer, Erika H. Sawyer
• Received from Erika H. Sawyer

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• Made in Peru

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• Creation Date between 101 BCE and 800
• Collection Date between 1950 and 1975
• Ownership Date before January 15, 2013
• Acquisition Date on January 15, 2013

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• Item Classes ceramics
• Condition good
• Accession Number 2990/0324