Culture/People:

possibly Casma or Ychsma (Ichma) (archaeological culture) (attributed  Search this

Previous owner:

Hobart Seymour Geary (H. Seymour Geary), Non-Indian, 1838-1918  Search this

Object Name:

Jar (Image withheld, pending review)

Media/Materials:

Pottery

Techniques:

Mold-made, modeled, modeled

Object Type:

Containers and Vessels

Place:

Vicinity of Lima; Lima; Lima Province; Peru

Date created:

AD 900–1470 (Middle Horizon to Late Intermediate period)

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Hobart Seymour Geary (1838-1918, a New York City attorney and businessman involved in imports from Peru in the 1870s; purchased by MAI from an unknown source circa 1917.

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Catalog Number:

7/2690

Barcode:

072690.000

See related items:

Casma (archaeological culture)

Containers and Vessels

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e4a1b599-0c2c-4ac9-b7bf-48bdc85a008d

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_78410