probably Chimú (archaeological culture) (attributed) Search this
Previous owner:
Frederick P. Drew (Fred Drew), Non-Indian Search this
James W. Moseley (James Willett Moseley), Non-Indian, 1931-2012 Search this
Seller:
James W. Moseley (James Willett Moseley), Non-Indian, 1931-2012 Search this
Presenter/funding source:
Dick Cavett (Richard Alva Cavett), Non-Indian, b. 1936 Search this
Object Name:
Jar (Image withheld, pending review)
Media/Materials:
Pottery
Techniques:
Mold-made, burnished
Object Type:
Containers and Vessels
Place:
Chan Chan; Trujillo Province; La Libertad Region; Peru
Date created:
AD 900–1470 (Late Intermediate period)
Collection History:
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Frederick P. Drew (a retired diplomat living in Peru who collected and traded antiquities); subsequently in the collection of James Willett Moseley (1931-2012, an amateur archaeologist and student of UFOs and UFO hoaxes); purchased by MAI from James Mosely in 1972 with funds donated by Dick Cavett.
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