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Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
Mortar
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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Mortar

Artist/Maker (North-Central Highlands, Peru)
Date1000-200 BCE
Mediumstone
DimensionsOverall: 5 7/8 x 4 1/2 x 4 3/4 in. (14.9 x 11.4 x 12.1 cm)
ClassificationsTools and Equipment
Credit LineGift of S. Hosmer Compton
Terms
    Object number89.0158
    DescriptionEffigy mortar with snarling feline face.
    On View
    Not on view
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Central Highlands/Atlantic Watershed
    ca. 1000-1550
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Maya (archaeological culture)
    ca. 300 BCE-100 CE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Central Highlands/Atlantic Watershed
    ca. 1000-1550
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Artist Unknown
    ca. 1000-1550
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Artist Unknown
    ca. 1000-1550
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Chavín
    1000-200 BCE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Chavín
    1000-200 BCE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Chavín
    1000-200 BCE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Artist Unknown
    20th century
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Artist Unknown
    late 19th to early 20th century
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Chavín
    1000-200 BCE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Chavín
    1000-200 BCE