DepartmentLatin America

Alpaca ceremonial vessel (conopa)

NameDrinking vessel

Artist Artist Not Recorded

DateLate 19th - early 20th century

Place madeCuzco, Peru, South America

MediumCeramic, pigment, glaze

DimensionsOverall: 7 1/2 x 3 9/16 x 7 1/2 in. (19 x 9 x 19 cm)

Credit LineGift of Kisla Jiménez & Jonathan Williams

Object numberA.2009.44.7

Collections

Andean Folk Art

DescriptionCeramic ritual vessel (conopa) in the shape of an alpaca with several applied and impressed linear ornaments on sides, opening in top center back.

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