Accession No
1997.16 B
Description
Small brass statue of a fertility figure. A figure of a naked man with a curved spine, with hands clasped in front of his torso. He is wearing a pointed hat with horizontal grooves. One of a pair.
Place
Americas; South America; Peru
Period
Source
Lopez-Rey, Manuel (Professor) [collector]; Lopez-Rey, Grace [donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1997.16 B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Brass
Local Term
Measurements
74mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1997.16 A-B:' Pair of brass fertility figures.
A: Small, with hunchback and pointed hat. Hole drilled through the hat allowing the figure to be worn as a (?)pendant.
B: As A, but without a suspension hole.'
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Acquisition Details)
d. (bio) (female donor) Mrs. Grace Lopez-Rey in the name of her husband, Prof. Manuel Lopez-Rey. January 1997.
Event Date 1/1997
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Small brass statue of a fertility figure. A figure of a naked man with a curved spine, with hands clasped in front of his torso. He is wearing a pointed hat with horizontal grooves. One of a pair.
Event Date 12/7/2021
Author: Eleanor Beestin-Sheriff
FM:292749
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