Spouted Vessel in the Form of a Human Head with Bird

Culture: Vicús
Period: Early Intermediate period, c.200 BCE–600 CE
Date: 200–500 CE
Material: Ceramic with pigment
associated with: Piura department, Peru, South America
Classification: Ceramics, containers
Collection: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Current Location: Not on view
Dimensions: 7 1/16 x 6 in. (18 x 15.3 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Edward Massie
Rights: Public Domain
Object Number: 50:1969

- 1968
Guillermo P. Salazar, Lima, Peru [1]

1968 - 1969
Dr. and Mrs. Edward Massie, St. Louis, MO, USA, purchased from Guillermo P. Salazar [2]

1969 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Dr. and Mrs. Edward Massie [3]

Notes:
[1] An appraisal form submitted by Dr. and Mrs. Edward Massie states this work was purchased in April 1968 from Guillermo P. Salazar, a dealer in Lima, Peru [SLAM document files].

[2] See Note 1.

[3] In a letter dated October 13, 1969, Edward Massie offered this work as a gift to the Museum [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Acquisitions Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, October 24, 1969.

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