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Laughing Falcon Effigy with Bridge-handle

CultureParacas
OriginSouth Coast, Peru
PeriodEarly Horizon (900-200 BCE)
Date500-300 BCE
MediumEarthenware, burnishing, and coil.
DimensionsOverall: 17.8 x 19.7 cm (7 x 7 3/4 in.)
DescriptionParacas falcon-form stirrup-spout bottle, incised and moulded with a bird. It has small beak and ears, and wide-spread wings. It is painted in ochre, red and dark brown, with areas of geometric patterns.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.181
Classifications
Ancient Americas
Sub-classification
Andean
Status
On view
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