Miniature steatite cup with flat base and cylindrical shape. Two incised upturned deity faces, one with vegetal appendages, the other with a row of fangs following the lip line over the nose and chin. Traces of cinnabar in the incisions. Broken and repaired.

• Narrative

  Sawyer wrote that the designs were "characteristic of the Gotush Monument from the final stage of Chavin art."

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• Type of Item cup
• Culture Chavin
• Material steatite stone
• Measurements height 3.3 cm, width 2.2 cm, depth 1.9 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 La Libertad

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• Creation Date between 901 BCE and 601 BCE
• Collection Date between 1950 and 1975
• Ownership Date before January 15, 2013
• Acquisition Date on January 15, 2013

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• Condition fair
• Accession Number 2990/0005